Forget everything you know about ab workouts — you don’t need to spend hours lying on an exercise mat doing crunches and sit-ups to build a rock-solid core. In fact, some of the best exercises for building the functional fitness you need to carry a heavy bag of groceries or lift a toddler from a car seat actually come from standing ab exercises.
Yet if you’re new to standing ab workouts, it can be difficult to know where to start. Luckily, if you’re looking for inspiration, you’ve landed in the right place. Below, I’ve shared my go-to standing ab workout from my favorite trainer, Courteney Fisher, the yoga and Pilates instructor behind Fit With Coco.
