How is your core strength? It's an essential part of staying healthy, so health and fitness expert Beth Oliver joined us to take us through a short test and show us how to improve it. Building a ...

If you’ve ever tried them, you know side planks are challenging­—even more than regular planks. But they’re a critical move, says Keli Roberts, an exercise physiologist with the American College of ...

Core training has always been part of military PT and fitness testing. From crunches to sit-ups, flutter kicks, leg tucks and plank poses, the U.S. military uses many exercises to test core strength.

Maintaining a strong, stable core is among the most common fitness recommendations given to everyone from athletes to people with chronic pain. Terms like "core exercise" and "core activation" get a ...

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

As a runner, you don’t want to neglect core strength. These key midsection muscles provide the stabilization and upright posture you need to run efficiently and injury-free. And you can really turn up ...

Forearm Plank engages multiple muscle groups of the core while also working the shoulders, arms, back and glutes, so it is an exercise that uses your full body--and requires your full attention. When ...

Chair exercises for seniors that test strength at 65. Includes trainer-backed coaching and form tips for safer results.