Finding an exercise that gets you more bang for your buck is like hitting a jackpot, and if it's bodyweight—AKA requiring no equipment other than your body—you're onto a winner. One exercise we love ...

Strengthen more than just your core muscles with the humble-yet-mighty plank.

Planking — a full-body exercise focusing mainly on the core — is one that everyone from fitness newbies to gurus loves to hate. Planks have also become a viral trend, hitting social media platforms ...

From barre class to boot camp, planks are everywhere—and that’s because nothing beats them for strengthening your core, says trainer Kira Stokes, creator of the Stoked Method, a high-intensity ...

YOU PROBABLY THINK you know how to do a plank. The ab training staple is relatively simple, after all—boiled down to the basics, all you need to do is get down on the ground and hold in place.

The simple plank exercise is a staple of most of the best ab workouts, but what would happen if you held a rock-solid plank every single day for a week? As a fitness editor, I set out to find out more ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? I'll admit, I sometimes sigh when an instructor cues up a plank. I know, they ...