If there’s one question I’m always asked by my personal training clients, it’s what are the best core exercises to build strength and stability. And while sit-ups might come to mind, I believe in training the core while standing because it forces the abs and the other midsection muscles to engage to keep you stable.
Certified fitness trainer Roxanne Russell agrees. “Standing abs exercises can be more functional than crunches because they mimic the way we actually move in everyday life, by using our core to stabilize us while we’re upright,” she tells Fit&Well.
