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Ab Exercises & Workouts

These ab exercises and workouts offer moves targeting the abs, back and core, including pictures and instructions.
Advanced Ab Exercises
Get pictures and descriptions of a variety of advanced exercises that will challenge your abs, including the rectus abdominis, obliques, transverse abdominis and lower back.
Abs & Back
This workout includes unique ab and back exercises to really help strengthen your torso.
Abs & Core Workout
This straightforward workout includes a variety of exercises for the abs and lower back, including ball crunches, bicycles and knees tucks on the ball. There's a nice mix of traditional exercises along with some new ones to keep things interesting.
Total Core Workout
This workout targets the core muscles of the abs and back with some unusual (and often difficult) exercises. These moves involve an exercise ball and a resistance band and require lots of strength, balance and stability. For intermediate or advanced exercisers.
Abs, Hips & Thighs - Medicine Ball Training
This workout offers sample exercises targeting the abs, hips and thighs using a medicine ball and a stability ball.
Beginner Back and Abs Workout
This workout takes you through some basic exercises to work your abs and your back.
Dynamic Ab Workout
Try these unique exercises that target the muscles of the torso in new and dynamic ways. This workout is perfect if you're tired of the same old crunches!
Exercises for Your Abs
These basic exercises help target your ab muscles including the rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis and internal/external obliques.
Sample Ab Workouts
These sample workouts are for beginner, intermediate and advanced exercisers for people who are confused about exactly how to work their abdominals.
Yoga and Pilates for Your Abs
These exercises, based on yoga and Pilates, will help strengthen your abs in a whole new way.
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