Trainers: ditch sit‑ups
Top trainers now recommend five specific moves to 'unstick your hips and strengthen your abs' — explicitly saying they outperform sit‑ups and Russian twists for mobility and core function for people who sit all day . The piece frames these as practical functional‑strength moves aimed at mobility and transfer to running, rowing and sport — worth swapping into warmups or recovery days this week .
Tom’s Guide published the piece on March 13, 2026 and the story was updated on March 14, 2026, crediting Sam Hopes as the author. (tomsguide.com) The five-move sequence in the article is performed seated, allows an optional dumbbell for added load, and is described as five back-to-back movements done for 10 seconds each followed by a 30-second rest. (tomsguide.com) Sam Hopes is listed on Tom’s Guide as a fitness editor and level‑3 qualified trainer who has produced a string of mobility and core pieces for the site. (tomsguide.com) Tom’s Guide has been running multiple “sit‑up alternatives” and hip‑mobility features across 2024–2026 — including an October 5, 2024 sit‑ups critique and several recent five‑move hip routines — and this article was syndicated to outlets such as MSN and Yahoo. (tomsguide.com)
