Stronger abs without a single crunch? Yes, please. Here's how to do a plank the right—and why they're so good for you. Fact checked by Emily Peterson Meet the sit-up's even more effective sibling: the ...

Pilates pro Simone de la Rue demonstrates how to do a plank jack—aka the ultimate cardio and core-strengthening move—with proper form. A little known fact about planks: In addition to working nearly ...

The plank exercise is an old-school isometric core exercise that originated with yoga practices and has since been a standard part of mainstream bodyweight workouts. It's a top-shelf ab move that can ...

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.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, planks are a popular fitness move for a reason: they’re effective. This one move engages the entire body, especially the abs. Planks put the entire core muscle group to work, ...

(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 ...

If you’ve ever tried them, you know side planks are challenging­—even more than regular planks. But they’re a critical move, says Keli Roberts, an exercise physiologist with the American College of ...

If you deal with achey, sensitive wrists, you may have decided long ago that planks simply aren’t for you. But don’t shut down the core workout just yet: If you still want to feel the full body burn ...