That list of muscles includes: Rectus Abdominis: The most well-known abs muscle, the rectus abdominis sits vertically in the center of your abdomen and plays a role in flexion of the spine ...

That can be pretty hard, especially when social media is filled with questionable workout advice, particularly when it comes ...

The pelvic floor and abdominal musculature undergo a period of prolonged stress during pregnancy that may lead to pelvic floor disorders and diastasis rectus abdominis following childbirth. Pelvic ...

Background/aim Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of ...

While the movers include your rectus abdominis (six-pack muscles), obliques, and hip muscles, the deep core refers to the stabilizers that keep everything strong and steady. Both muscle groups are ...

Only one of those muscle groups ― the rectus abdominis ― forms the “six-pack” people might try to achieve through sit-ups and crunches. But The Mayo Clinic said that while lots of us try ...