The humble Swiss ball has experienced every actor's worst nightmare - being pigeonholed by a single programme. Years spent as the star of One Born Every Minute beneath heavily pregnant women have left ...

When top trainers want to develop stronger, firmer abs, they don't do more crunches. They do an exercise ball workout using that big, bouncy ball you'll find stashed in a corner of the gym. Known as ...

Begin on your knees, and place your forearms on a 65 cm or 75 cm stability (Swiss) ball with hands clasped. Lift your upper body away from the ball to stabilize and tighten your upper-body muscles.

A strong core is basically the foundation that holds your body together. I mean, your abdominal muscles help with your posture, keep you walking and running, are activated when you breathe — it's ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Our core is the cradle of our body’s movement—it’s simply impossible to ride at our best and happiest ...

Ready for a challenge? Grab a medicine ball and try the juggling plank, which might just be the hardest upper body exercise you'll do all week. There’s no easy plank. That’s a fact. Whether you’re on ...

Celebrity trainer Don Saladino doesn’t like crunches. Instead, he prefers to “stir the pot," which refers to a total-body plank variation that is much tougher than its cooking-inspired name might ...