Another week, another plank challenge — we just can’t seem to get enough of them at Tom’s Guide. As my colleague recently said when trying planks with knee taps every day for a week — the exercise can ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images The plank is, after a short time, a pretty boring move. It's hugely ...

Some of the best exercises are only a minute or two but are the most grueling. They will make you sweat, shake, and possibly collapse at the end, but they will tone you up, build muscle, and whip you ...

Learn how to do the Copenhagen plank, a challenging side plank variation that strengthens your hips and core and improves ...

YMCA fitness instructor Chuck Shelton demonstrates a side plank with rotation. Adding a torso rotation to the already challenging side plank is a sure way to build the oblique abdominal muscles as ...

We'll say it once (OK, more than once!), and we'll say it again: having a strong core is important. As Emma Lovewell, NASM-certified personal trainer and Peloton and Pilates instructor, told POPSUGAR, ...

This is one of my favorite side plank variations. I love how it works the core and fires up the obliques. But it's also great for the shoulders and upper back. These are all areas I work on regularly, ...

Vanilla ice cream, a plain cheeseburger, that little black dress-sometimes keeping it simple is actually the most satisfying. That goes for the core move youve probably done in almost every workout ...

I don’t mind planks, but one of my problems with a standard plank is that the obliques don’t get hit hard enough for my liking. This side plank alternative is torture on your obliques, shoulders, and ...

More Than Just Ab Workouts: Side planks strengthen shoulder, back, and glute muscles, enhance mobility in the hips, knees, and ankles–and help correct muscular imbalances. With the four variations ...

Pro tip: Brace your core while doing each move, as if you were about to be punched in the stomach. And don’t forget to breathe as you hold that pose! We may earn commission from links on this page, ...

With all medical conditions, we wish for an easy fix. And according to a promising, interesting new study in Global Advances in Health and Medicine, simple yoga poses might be just that for those who ...