Target belly fat and improve your balance, all without having to do a crunch or a plank.

Your core plays a role in every movement you make.

But don’t think you’re stuck having to get down on the ground for old-fashioned crunches orplanksevery time.

Standing Ab Exercise illustration: single leg lifts

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Aim to do each exercise two or three times through, moving slowly and mindfully at first.

As you move through them deliberately, feel your core fire up with each move.

If you become comfortable with these, you could also add weights to make things more challenging."

Standing Ab Exercise illustration: lateral side standing crunch

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Core Workout Frequency

How often can or should you train the core?

Trying out some standing ab exercises is a perfectand effectiveway to add variety to your core-strengthening plan.

Most importantly, you want to double-check you areexercising safely based on your ageand fitness level.

Standing Ab Exercise illustration: torso twist

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Standing Ab Exercise illustration: overhead reach knee tuck

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Standing Ab Exercise illustration: diagonal chops

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High Knee Bends Ab Exercise

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Side Bends Ab Exercise

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Knee Bends Ab Exercises

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March With a Twist ab exercises

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Pelvic Rotation Ab Exercises

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