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 ...

How to do the perfect side plank, and how to make it easier (and harder). Planks are hard. Even just 30 seconds in plank position can feel like an eternity. But as challenging as planks are, side ...

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, ...

While the standard plank is widely incorporated into core workouts, the side plank is often overlooked. This variation of the plank targets the obliques, the muscles that run along the side of your ...

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 ...

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, ...

IDK about you, but the only time I really, truly pay attention to my posture is when I'm working out (or when someone tells me to stop slouching). So you can imagine how garbage mine is the rest of ...

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 ...

A smarter way to train your core for daily life, lifting, carrying, and long-term spinal health—without lying on the floor ...

Each month, a new trainer takes us through four of the best workouts they have in their back pocket. Follow along weekly for new ways to sweat it out with us. See All As much as planks make me want ...

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 ...