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Grace Walsh

I'm a personal trainer in my 50s - 3 standing ab exercises to build a strong and stable core off the floor

Woman doing standing ab exercises in park wearing activewear.

You can just as easily build a stronger core with standing ab exercises as with those done on the floor, like planks and dead bugs. In fact, the experts say these upright movements may be a better way to boost your fitness, as they reflect how we actually move in life.

"Standing ab exercises train your core in a way that mimics how you use it every day - upright, moving, twisting, rotating, and stabilising," says Kate Rowe-Ham, a certified personal trainer and founder of Owning Your Menopause.

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