While the plank is an excellent core exercise, several other options can strengthen your core. You can do these bodyweight exercises anywhere, and they don’t require equipment.

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 ...

This no-movement exercise is one of the most reliable ways to measure core endurance, posture control, and spinal ...

Forearm plank extensions work both your core and your glutes for a challenging exercise that you can throw into any strength training routine Nike trainer, Reiki practitioner, and meditation ...

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(CNN) — Planks are one of the most effective exercises for strengthening your midsection, as they target all of your major core muscles: the transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis, external obliques ...

I don’t love planks. There I said it. Isometric exercises (or holding one position) are not my thing. I prefer other types of core exercises (hi dead bugs, bicycle crunches, inchworms, or V-ups!) over ...