"Instead of lifting a dumbbell, focus on drawing your elbow up towards your ribs and squeezing your shoulder blade in.

If your goal is to show off a six pack next summer, this exercise can be important to achieve it, but there are other benefits to be gained from planks as well. Strengthening the core also allows you ...

The plank is a fantastic exercise for developing core strength. For runners, this means improved posture as forces generated from the legs are then transferred through the whole body, explains ...

The fitness world has embraced a new champion in core training, and traditional sit-ups have taken a backseat. The plank, despite its deceivingly simple appearance, has captured worldwide attention ...

You probably don’t know that Tom Hoel held a plank for four hours and 28 minutes on May 22, 2015, setting a world record. You probably don’t know that this was the second plank record for Hoel, a ...

If you thought holding a four-minute plank was impressive, think again. Canadian athlete Dana Glowacka has officially set the record for the longest plank held by a female, and it’s a little longer ...

Dana Glowacka just set a new world record for holding the longest plank. She planked for 4 hours, 19 minutes, and 55 seconds at the 1st International Plank Training Conference. Watch how the yoga ...