Core muscles wrap around the midsection like a girdle, forming a connecting link between the upper and lower body. They support, stabilize, and help move your spine, trunk, and pelvis, and most body ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/gzorgz Far from being an easy alternative, chair workouts can improve your ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bored of planks and crunches? Why not try mixing things up with a killer ab ...

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(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 ...

When I heard the record for a woman holding an abdominal plank was measured in hours and not minutes (a whopping 4 hours 19 minutes and 55 seconds), I honestly couldn't believe it. I get the full-body ...

There are two kinds of people in this world: People who want to work their core and people who consider core exercises their worst nightmare. But regardless of which camp you fall into, if you are ...

Have you noticed planking seems to make time slow down? Besides being a time machine, planking has many benefits that go far beyond just being a replacement exercise for sit-ups, crunches and leg ...

Crunches and sit-ups aren't the only way to build strong abs. Underrated exercises like planks and flutter kicks are effective, low-impact alternatives. Doing different core exercises also helps add ...