The physical therapist-approved standing abs exercise that will strengthen your core in a way sit-ups can't

A woman performs the Pallof press in a white studio sport. She stands with her knees slightly bend holding a resistance band attached to wooden wall bars in front of her chest. She wears her hair in a pony tail and is wearing black sports leggins and a cropped black tank top.

There are many benefits to strengthening your core. For a start, having a strong core can improve your posture and reduce lower-back pain. It will also improve how you move during everyday life and when working out.

Developing a strong core doesn't require you to perform hundreds of sit-ups. Stacy Orsborn, personal trainer and founder of the women's fitness franchise VICTRESS MVMT, says there's one type of movement that a lot of people should include in their core workouts but don't—anti-rotational exercises.