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Sit-ups vs. crunches: Which exercise builds stronger abs?

• Sit-ups target your abdominal muscles, back muscles, and hip flexors, while crunches only target your abdominal muscles. • Neither sit-ups nor crunches alone burn abdominal fat. Overall activity and ...

'When we sit at a desk for long hours, the muscles in our back get weaker': Three moves to undo the damage of gaming and office work, according to a 'desk yoga' e…

“When we sit at a desk for long hours, the muscles in our back get weaker from being placed in a passive stretch, ...
Yahoo

Skip sit-ups – these four low-impact exercises are enough to strengthen your deep core muscles

Sit-ups may be one of the oldest exercises in the book, but they’re also one of the most hated (alongside Bulgarian split squats). While they may target your external and internal abdominal muscles, ...
USA Today

Crunches can help you get abs – but they do more than that.

While many workout regimens flame out as quickly as it took them to start trending, others stand the test of time. Exercises like tai chi, running, swimming, hiking and yoga, for instance, have been ...

If You Can Do This Many Sit-ups After 55, Your Arm Core Endurance Is Elite

How many sit-ups after 55 is elite? A CSCS explains proper form, score rankings, and how to improve fast.