Discover 9 proven methods to safely flatten your postpartum belly. Learn about diastasis recti, core recovery, and realistic timelines for new mothers.

Megan Johnson is a personal trainer from Chattanooga, Tenn. The 28-year-old self-diagnosed herself with diastasis recti, the separation of the rectus abdominis muscles, after not seeing a doctor ...

Fitness Trainer Didn’t Go to the Doctor for 7 Years Despite Strange Symptoms. Turns Out, She Had a Cyst the Size of a Baby (Exclusive) After years of self-diagnosis, one woman’s unexpected ...

But a sports hernia is different, in that it actually arises from overuse of the abdominal muscles. The abdominals include the long, straight and central “ rectus abdominis ” muscles – which ...

The urethral muscle of diabetic pregnant rats is affected by long-term mild diabetes and short-term severe diabetes, which plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of pelvic floor disorders. We ...

Your rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis and erector spinae (muscles that run along your spine and that work to straighten and rotate your back) keep your spine and lower body stable ...

Traditional crunches, where you only lift your head and shoulder blades straight up and down, "primarily targets the rectus abdominis or upper abdominal muscles," says Hess.

Life Time Fitness instructor Joseph David explained how many crunches you should be able to do at each age and what it reveals about your health if you can’t meet the target.

Pilates exercises emphasize controlled movement patterns with particular attention to the transverse abdominis—the deep core muscle that wraps around the midsection like a corset.

The transverse abdominis supports the spine and the way we hold our bodies, but it's often neglected. Here's how I learned to engage it.