For a strong and stable core, I recommend that my clients do Pilates exercises. I myself used Pilates to cure my chronic back pain, and eventually became a certified Pilates instructor. I had tried ...

After years of being told to "draw my navel into my spine" during core workouts and Pilates sessions, I'm finally ready to admit that I have no idea what that means — or really, why I'm even doing it.

Whether in the studio or at home, on the reformer or on the mat: Pilates is the ultimate workout for strength and flexibility ...

"She's extremely strong and works incredibly hard," Olsen's trainer, Jessica Schatz, told People. "Ashley is disciplined, hard-working, and open to trying anything new." So what does one of her ...

Don’t enjoy crunches? Well, we’ve got some good news, you don’t actually need to do them. There are plenty of other exercises out there that won’t just fire up your abdominal muscles, but your entire ...

We often think of sit-ups and crunches when we think of exercises to target our core muscles - but a Pilates abs workout will do an equally good job of building strength in this area, if not better.

Chambers teaches at Makara Studio in Bushwick, Plank Pilates on the Lower East Side, and is about to begin instructing at Box + Flow by the Bowery. Her Instagram moments alone convinced me it was a ...

Planks are widely considered by fitness experts to be a fantastic exercise to strengthen the muscles in your core and elsewhere, no matter your age or physical fitness level. There are numerous ...

Toe taps are a great way to tone the hard-to-hit lower abs. For a strong and stable core, I recommend that my clients do Pilates exercises. I myself used Pilates to cure my chronic back pain, and ...