If you've been working out for a few years, you may want to make workouts more complicated to see results. Functional fitness exercises prove you don't have to.

As we get older, some exercises start taking more out of our bodies than they give back. That doesn’t mean your training has ...

Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip-width apart. Engage your core and press through your heels ...

While doing crunches and situps may activate the abs, these exercises don't target as many core muscles—like your obliques—compared to functional core exercises.

“Functional training focuses on exercises that mimic everyday movements to improve strength, balance, mobility and coordination,” said Eric White, regional coach at Anytime Fitness.

Aim to integrate functional core exercises into your training routine once or twice a week and build up from there, switching up the moves you choose based on your preferences and available equipment.

Functional fitness is probably the most practical type of exercise – though you're not alone if you're not quite sure what it is. Here, a PT explains.

Celebrity trainer Jay Cardiello shares which exercises helped Jennifer Lopez get those incredible abs — and how you can achieve a rock-hard core after 50.