Build core strength after 50 with 5 bodyweight moves that train bracing and control, often faster than planks.

98, 99, 100…you mutter through pursed lips, before collapsing flat on your back on the gym floor. Your core crunched to oblivion, your hip flexors probably firing on all cylinders and your neck a ...

Skip long cardio. Try 5 at-home moves after 50, knee drives, side reach crunches, lunge rotations, twists, and slow climbers.

While the plank is an excellent core exercise, several other options can strengthen your core. You can do these bodyweight exercises anywhere, and they don’t require equipment.

There are tons of different stretching exercises—you can stretch the whole body, or just focus on specific areas like the legs or hips. There are also static and dynamic stretches. The choice between ...

“An isometric exercise is a static exercise where you hold a muscular contraction without movement, as opposed to a dynamic exercise where the muscles are able to contract from their longest to their ...