All you need is three moves and a set of dumbbells to strengthen your core and tone your abs

Woman stands in kitchen holding dumbbells by her sides.

If you struggle with restricted mobility, back pain or just don’t like doing crunches, standing ab workouts are a great way to train your core without having to lie down.

Your core has to work hard to keep your body balanced and stable when you’re upright, and standing ab workouts increase the resistance on these muscles to add tone and strengthen them.