abdominals

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Combining inhalation with movement can teach the body to use the trunk muscles in a different way, Wiebe said, so you’re no longer relying only on your abdominals.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

Women tend to be more flexible and sometimes overextend their low backs, and we just need to do a little maintenance to keep our low abdominals, low back, and pelvic floor strong and working together.

From Slate • May 13, 2020

The exercise above—a modified Turkish sit-up—improves strength in the abdominals and upper back.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 24, 2019

I learned the correct swing, which was surprisingly complex and involved pumping your legs to an odd rhythm and holding a pike position on the backswing — hell on the abdominals.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2013

She’ll have to make sure to add some crunches and leg lifts to strengthen her abdominals and her glutes.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti