Sit-ups have seemingly been a staple in our training programmes since time began. Despite their omnipresence, they are ...

We’ve all done it. Stared down at our stomach, groaned, and dropped to the floor to bang out a set of sit-ups—hoping, maybe praying, that each crunch would somehow melt away belly fat. It’s ...

The main difference between sit-ups and crunches is the range of motion involved in each exercise. Sit-ups require you to lift all the way up, while crunches require a slight lift off the ground.

Core strength testing has come a long way from the straight-legged, twisting sit-ups used before World War II. We've moved on to bent-knee sit-ups, to crunches and now to the plank pose or hanging ...