If You Can Hold a Plank This Long After 60, Your Core Strength Is Top-Tier

If you’re looking to improve or build core strength, planks are an excellent place to start. This low-impact isometric exercise may look simple, but it’s excellent for sculpting your core, back, glutes, and shoulders while you hold the position and stabilize. But as with many exercises, it can be challenging to determine the right number of sets and reps—or prescribed time—that will deliver the biggest bang for your buck. That’s why we spoke with Bruno Pontes, an ACSM and AFAA-Certified Personal Trainer with fitness app Muscle Booster, who says if you can hold a plank for this long after 60, your core strength is truly “top-tier.” For the past eight years, Pontes has helped individuals along their fitness journeys.

What Makes the Plank One of the Most Reliable Tests of Core Strength and Stability?

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