As a doctor of physical therapy, Dr. Betiku understands the importance of core strength and stability, so we asked him to ...

Variation is the key to positive changes when it comes to our fitness. Sometimes our bodies grow too familiar with the same movements or our growing strength needs more intensity and challenges.

The plank is one of the most underrated exercises in bodyweight fitness. Planks for beginners start with the low plank (a.k.a forearm plank) and build up to high plank, side plank, reverse plank and ...

If you’ve been feeding your core nothing but plain old planks and common crunches, chances are you're bored witless -- and all progress in the ab department has come to a standstill. As with all body ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? I'll admit, I sometimes sigh when an instructor cues up a plank. I know, they ...

Rarely do we think about ab exercises outside of when we’re doing plank exercises or a set of crunches, but your abs are a large and important muscle group that helps us perform many movements ...

Ditch planks and rebuild core strength after 50 with 4 daily moves that train rotation, balance, and real-life stability.

(CNN) — Planks are widely considered by fitness experts to be a fantastic exercise to strengthen the muscles in your core and elsewhere, no matter your age or physical fitness level. There are ...