Soldiers trying to earn the Army Ranger tab will have to do more challenging functional fitness exercises starting day one.

Standing abs workouts are a great way to strengthen your core without using common exercises like sit-ups, crunches and planks ... workout has been created by fitness trainer Roxanne Russell ...

To find out more, I swapped my sit-ups for a standing oblique crunch ... Jane McGuire is Tom's Guide's Fitness editor, which means she looks after everything fitness related - from running ...

This article was medically reviewed by Joey Thurman, CSCS, CPT, FNS, a Chicago-based fitness expert and creator of Fast Results program. The main difference between sit-ups and crunches is the ...

However, growing numbers of fitness professionals have discarded sit-ups because they’re not the most effective ab-strengthening exercise and could cause injury if you have low back pain ...

For soldiers training to join the Army Rangers, changes are on the way to the fitness test that all candidates must pass as ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s review of military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance will find widely ...

The first day of the Army’s famously grueling Ranger School will get a little tougher next month, according to the service’s ...

try not to get too hung up on the numbers. “In my professional opinion, the sit-to-stand test should not be used in isolation to assess a person’s health or heart fitness,” reassures Sanchez.

No matter which variations you follow, crunches have the advantage over sit-ups of being able to better target abdominal muscles. "Because the movement is smaller, you can control momentum more," ...

Steve says that twisting your torso from side to side also “involves more hip flexor and lower back engagement rather than isolating the obliques effectively”. “As a consequence, Russian twists can ...