Build core strength after 50 with 5 bodyweight moves that train bracing and control, often faster than planks.

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While the plank is an excellent core exercise, several other options can strengthen your core. You can do these bodyweight exercises anywhere, and they don’t require equipment.

About 80 percent of adults experience lower back pain at some point in their lifetimes, according to the National Institue of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The double-edged sword? It's usually ...

Pilates is well-known for its core-strengthening benefits as the movements are primarily designed to target these muscles and (despite sample sizes often being small), studies show this too. One study ...

Strength training supports healthy aging by preserving muscle, bone density, metabolic health, and independence.