Check out more about the plank exercise, including how to do it correctly, which muscles it targets, and variations you can try to increase or decrease the challenge.

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 ...

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (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 ...

How Often You Should Plank Should you do a plank every day? According to Dr. Geisbert, it depends on what your goal is. “For general fitness, two to three times a week is a solid starting point.

CAN you hold a 30-second plank? What about touching your toes without bending your knees? Or running 5km without stopping?

Some ab separation during pregnancy is inevitable, but doing safe ab exercises to prevent diastasis recti can help you stay strong and relieve low back pain.

The latter two exercises can put strain on your spine and hip flexors, while planks do not. But there are other reasons for the plank’s popularity besides going easy on your spine and hip flexors.

How Often You Should Plank Should you do a plank every day? According to Dr. Geisbert, it depends on what your goal is. “For general fitness, two to three times a week is a solid starting point.