No, not sit-ups — personal trainer says this is the best bodyweight abs exercise to strengthen your core

Woman doing a hollow hold on an exercise mat.

There are many great bodyweight abs exercises you can use to increase your core strength, with some of the most well-known being sit-ups, crunches and planks.

However, when I asked personal trainer Kunal Makwana what his top recommendation would be for a bodyweight abs exercises, he picked something you don’t see as often in the gym — the hollow-body hold.