While classic crunches engage the abdominal area, they primarily target the rectus abdominis, overlooking other essential core muscles necessary for stability, balance, and aesthetic appearance.

Primarily, planks recruit your transverse abdominus (deep core muscles), rectus abdominis (front abdominal muscle), external obliques (side abdominal muscle), and erector spinae (low back muscles).

An apple a day won’t keep Ellen Pompeo away. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star, 55, has revealed that she would never hang up her scrubs and leave the popular medical drama for good because she ...

"Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane said Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a rare degenerative condition that causes progressive muscle paralysis.

I had abandoned my transverse abdominis (TA or TVA). Unlike the rectus abdominis (those six-pack abs we typically think of in the core), the TA muscles support the spine and the way we hold our ...

Your core is an interconnected group of muscles that includes all your abs — not just your rectus abdominis, the long vertical muscle that can appear as a visible six-pack in people with low ...

Diastasis recti is the separation of the rectus abdominis muscles, commonly known as the "six-pack" muscles, along the midline of your stomach. “There is a fascial or soft tissue connection at ...

Muscles used: Rectus Abdominis, Obliques, Transverse Abdominis, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Gluteus Maximus. “The Tango is known for its dramatic intensity and sharp movements ...

We're here to explain the difference if the terminology feels confusing. “Abs” refers to the rectus abdominis muscles that run down the front of your stomach and create the six-pack look we ...

Whether or not you have a goal of building a washboard stomach, training your abdominal muscles is important. But, most of us don’t enjoy doing this, especially after a long sweaty workout, it ...