Need to Amp Up Your Abs Routine? Try Flutter Kicks
If you’re bored with crunches and have already experimented with every imaginable plank variation, try switching up your ab exercises with flutter kicks, also known as butterfly kicks. Just as effective as leg lifts, fl
Fire Up Your Entire Core With the Pilates Teaser
In a well-rounded Pilates program like XB Pilates, most moves will work your entire body, especially your core. However, there are a couple of standout exercises that have become classics for good reason. One of these is the
How to Do a Pilates Roll Up
The Pilates roll up is one of those sneaky strength moves. It looks simple and straightforward — you’re sitting up and lying back down. But when executed with proper form and mechanics, this foundational exercise will hum
Are You Engaging Your Core Correctly? Here's How to Tell
You’ve heard the term bandied around at the gym, in yoga classes, or maybe even from your personal trainer: “engage your core.” But what does it really mean? Understanding how to engage your core helps not just with wor
How to Do the Dead Bug Exercise
Social media is rife with crazy, seemingly physics-defying ab circuits that promise a chiseled midsection in 15 minutes. While those circuits likely won’t work against your goals, all you really need for a strong core is a
Improve Your Mobility With Spider Lunges
Spider lunges might sound like some tricked-out maneuver that requires sprouting four extra limbs. Fortunately, it isn’t that complicated, and extra-fortunately, you don’t have to grow four more appendages. In reality, th
Push-Ups Getting Stale? Try These 17 Variations
If you want to hit loads of muscles in a single rep, you can’t do much better than a standard push-up. But the base move is just the beginning. To see new gains in strength, muscular development, and mobility, there are doz
15 Pilates Exercises for Beginners
You might’ve heard about all the benefits that Pilates exercises can have on your body, namely your core. But where do you start? Studio classes are a great way to build a foundation of movement under instruction. But if yo
How to Do the Hollow Body Hold for Dinner Roll Abs
The hollow body hold is less of an eye-catcher than all those fancy plank and sit-up variations you see on YouTube. But that doesn’t mean it’s less effective. “The hollow body hold is an easy way to learn how to actuall