This makes ab workouts with a medicine ball more effective at burning calories and engaging your core than if you did the same workouts without one. There's no fitness baseline you need to work ...

Medicine balls come in a variety of sizes and weights — the smaller ones are generally lighter, while the larger ones are ...

Instructions: For a full core burn-out, choose three or four moves from the list below. Perform as many reps as possible ...

How to do it: Grab a dumbbell and stand tall with the weight in left hand, core engaged, shoulders back, chest proud. Contract abs and lean to the left as you slide the weight down to left knee. Use ...

Bored of traditional cardio? Want to carve out defined abs while boosting your overall performance? This medicine ball move has it all. It’s a fun, dynamic exercise that will test your strength ...

Crunches probably come to mind when you think about ab workouts, but people often get bored of the traditional crunches. Try ...

Hold a 5-pound medicine ball (or dumbbell ... Follow these steps to perform the move: Kneel before an exercise ball, and drape your abs and hips over it. Place your hands on the ground before ...

Discover 16 effective standing exercises that target your core and full body, requiring minimal equipment. Perfect for home ...

We'd never strong-arm you, but there are so many benefits to adding a medicine ball to your workout. (Getty Images) ...

Muscles targeted: Shoulders, abs, glutes, quads and hamstrings. Repetitions: Aim for 8-15 reps on each side. This is a nice exercise to do after one of the more intense medicine ball workouts.