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Over 40? If you can hold a plank this long with perfect form, your core strength is top-tier. See where you stand.

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How to: Rest your forearms on a stability ball with elbows in line with shoulders. Extend your legs directly behind you into a high plank—your body should form a straight line from head to heels.

If you can hold a plank for longer than 60 seconds, you can start to add progressions such as lifting a leg or arm to reduce the points of contact with the ground, Milton says. Planking 101 ...

Press-ups are a go-to for building upper-body strength, hitting the chest, shoulders, and triceps in one efficient move. But they mainly work in a single plane of motion. There is another upper-body ...

Hold briefly, then lower with control. Twisting Planks How: Start in a forearm plank. Rotate the hips toward the floor, alternating sides. Keep your core tight and back flat to work obliques.

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e) Reverse the steps to return to the floor. 3. Straight-arm (high) plank Work your way up to a full 60-second hold – the 'magic minute' – as a strong target for baseline functional strength.