The plank feels endless—but it’s one of the most effective core exercises. Your ideal hold time depends on your age, fitness ...

The plank is one of the greatest exercises for working a whole bunch of different muscles at once (including those hard-to-reach lower abdominals) with no equipment other than a flat surface. And ...

A plank is more difficult than it looks. You have to use all of your muscle groups, including your core, abs, arms, back, shoulders, glutes and legs. It’s normal to struggle to do a plank. Many of my ...

Join us for an energizing outdoor workout as we explore a range of plank exercises designed to strengthen your core, arms, ...

YOU PROBABLY THINK you know how to do a plank. The ab training staple is relatively simple, after all—boiled down to the basics, all you need to do is get down on the ground and hold in place.

As we're experimenting with more at-home workouts to keep ourselves healthy and happy outside of the studio, I wanted to look into improving one of the simplest total-body (but mostly core) exercises: ...

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 ...