Folusha’s other standing ab exercise of choice is the dumbbell woodchop. “This exercise challenges the core in the rotational plane”, she explains, and it “translates well to everyday activities”. It can be done with a dumbbell or similar weight.

Hold your dumbbell with both hands on one side of your body, standing with feet shoulder width apart, and then bend at the knees into a squat position. As you stand back up, “swing the dumbbell up and across your body until it is raised overhead above your opposite shoulder, while twisting your torso to the opposite side”. It may help to lift your heel off the floor as you twist. Then, reverse the action to return to the starting position, “using your core muscles to control the movement”.

Strength training: standing ab exercises for a stronger core