Fitness From the Pro

For better or worse, our society promotes an obsession with physical appearance. Magazine covers are plastered with airbrushed models and guys who have bulked up with the help of steroids and other similar substances. Our exposure to media gives us an incentive to look more like the traditional archetype of attractiveness. Instead, it should be our goal to be as fit and healthy as possible without worrying about the trivial parts.

Being in peak physical shape means achieving a sculpted core, and the most effective way to get there is through abdominal exercise. We all covet the notion of getting six-pack abs, and it really is possible for those who put in the work. Crunches are the best known ab exercise, and they are really just an abbreviated sit-up that forces the stomach muscles to handle most of the burden.