Far from being an easy alternative, chair workouts can improve your upper and lower body strength, work your core, and increase your flexibility, all while sitting down. Whether you have mobility ...

Sit-ups and the plank are not the only ways to build core strength. As a personal trainer who holds chair workout classes for seniors, I've seen for myself how seated exercises can strengthen the ...

Bring them back to the starting position. Repeat for 1-2 minutes. This chair exercise strengthens your legs and core to ...

I’ve never enjoyed doing sit-ups. From doing them on the cold, hard gym floor at school to tediously tagging them onto the end of another workout, they’ve always felt uncomfortable on my lower back ...

The reverse crunch is a simple core exercise that targets those hard-to-hit lower abs — without straining your neck and back.

In fact, some of the best core exercises don’t look like traditional abs movements at all. Think weighted carries and anti-rotation movements that challenge your balance and stability.

The stronger your core, the better your stability and balance will be. Plus, it can help reduce the likelihood of injury. If you're doing this workout at home you're going to require a chair for a ...

Making sure you’re scheduling in time for these activities, particularly strength training with core exercises, is vitally important to your training. If you have a strong core, you’ll reduce ...

YOUR CORE TRAINING routine needs to evolve beyond bodyweight. Whether your goal is to train for aesthetics or performance (hopefully, you'll be concerned about both), you'll only get so far by ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/gzorgz Far from being an easy alternative, chair workouts can improve ...