The cat-cow stretch is a gentle flow between two poses that improves flexibility in the spine. Start on all fours with hands ...

Over 40? If you can hold a plank this long with perfect form, your core strength is top-tier. See where you stand.

Reverse planks target the back of your body (also known as your posterior chain), working muscles like your hamstrings, glutes, lats and deltoids. Your core muscles like the rectus abdominis will have ...

Are you looking for a new core training challenge? Take your abs strength to a whole new level with wall bear holds—and thank ...

Join our 30-day plank challenge! It's a great opportunity to enhance core muscles, as well as overall body stability and ...

Like all Pilates exercises, rolling like a ball is a great way to strengthen your abdominal muscles, which will work hard to keep you balanced as you rock back and forth. You’ll also be working on ...

Rashelle Mason set the unofficial women’s world plank record with a time of 4 hours, 30 minutes and 20 seconds at the ...

Ditch planks for a 6-minute Pilates core finisher that targets deep muscles fast, boosts stability, and enhances posture.

The muscles engaged in a plank are the foundation of basically everything you do, per Rosante. That's in the gym and your everyday life. Total body strength. Planks work much more than your core.

A personal trainer shares the "tuck crunch" exercise as an alternative to planks if you want to build a strong and stable core while remaining low impact on joints.