It’s a common misconception that to target our core muscles the best exercises are those that ... really engaging your obliques in a way that sit-ups and planks cannot do,” says Steve.

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 ...

Sit-ups are great for strengthening the core but ... If you want to stay injury free and increase your strength gains, executing every exercise with the best form possible is key.

Sit-up to crunch to plank, back to sit-ups, and so on. While these exercises are effective for engaging your core muscles, they’re far from your only options. If you also like a more versatile ...

It's circuit-based so once you get to grips with the moves in the first round, it will be time to do it all over again and get those core muscles fired up. Stirling's workout includes exercises ...

If you’re bored of doing your regular sit-ups then take this as your sign to stop as, according to a personal trainer there are far better exercises out there that you can be doing.

But it can be modified to be more accessible ... eclipsing the crunch and sit-up. The latter two exercises can put strain on your spine and hip flexors, while planks do not.