Pilates pro Simone de la Rue demonstrates how to do a plank jack—aka the ultimate cardio and core-strengthening move—with proper form. A little known fact about planks: In addition to working nearly ...

Doing burpees can help you increase strength and fitness.But exercises such as kettlebell swings, plank jacks, and bear crawls provide similar benefits with a much lower impact on your body.When ...

Planks and jumping jacks are perfectly fine workout moves. But if you combine the two together, you can actually get an even better total-body workout. Meet: the plank jack! Plank jacks involve ...

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 ...

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 numerous ...

A plank is a core exercise that requires glute and leg strength, as well as shoulder stability. To hold a plank, you need to keep your spine neutral and support it with your abdominal muscles. That ...

A physical therapist explains how a modified side plank with a clamshell strengthens runners’ core and hips to improve efficiency and reduce injury risk.