I don’t love planks. There I said it. Isometric exercises (or holding one position) are not my thing. I prefer other types of core exercises (hi dead bugs, bicycle crunches, inchworms ...

That said, more stubborn muscles sometimes need a more targeted approach, such as foam rolling. Foam rolling is a form of self-massage that targets muscles and their surrounding fascia. Fascia is a ...

Planks engage multiple muscle groups, like your abs ... Press your heels into the ground and lift your hips toward the ceiling. Squeeze your glutes at the top, then lower your hips back down slowly.

To stand properly, Lau tells me to imagine an invisible string pulling my head towards the ceiling as I gently pull ... and prescribed some foam-roller exercises to loosen my upper back.