Here’s the thing about core training: You’re doing it all the time. Whenever you knock out goblet squats, pushups, or bent-over rows, your core is working hard—stabilizing your spine and helping power every rep.
Since you’re ideally engaging this muscle group during every workout, formal core training doesn’t have to involve long, drawn-out routines. Instead, it should focus on a handful of smart, inentional exercises that challenge your core in different ways.
That’s where the WH+ Muscle in Minutes: Core workout comes in. This follow-along routine packs smart programming into just 10 minutes. Add it to the end of any workout, or squeeze it in while you’re watching Love Island. It’s simple, effective, and easy to fit into your schedule.
The entire Muscle in Minutes program is designed with exactly that in mind: helping you train all five major muscle groups in a format that feels doable, no matter how busy you are.
Ready to get started? Press play and feel your core light up. And if you want more, try the other Muscle in Minutes workouts below.
Watch Now: Core
Time: 10 minutes | Equipment: light and medium dumbbells | Good for: abdominals, obliques
Warm Up
30 seconds each
Upward into Downward Dog
Inchworm
High Plank Knee Pedal
The Workout
45 seconds of work / 15 seconds of rest / 3 sets each
Unilateral March
Kneeling Woodchop
High Plank Pull Through
Video Director Janie Booth
Director of Photography Derrick Saint Pierre and Romy Rainer
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Cori Ritchey, C.S.C.S., is the fitness editor at Women's Health, as well as a certified strength and condition coach and group fitness instructor. She’s reported on topics regarding health, nutrition, mental health, fitness, sex, and relationships for several years. You can find more of her work in Men’s Health, HealthCentral, Livestrong, Self, and others.
