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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Core strength is one of the single best things you can do for your overall health. And yes, even without losing weight, having a strong core will make you carry the weight you have differently.

I don't feel like this is a secret? This is a major reason behind the popularity of workouts like barre and pilates which tend not to be that aerobic (and thus don't burn as many calories as other things) but focus on core strength and stability. [/quote]

"Core strength" yes, but that's not just ab strength. It has to be paired with back, pelvic floor and diaphragm (the four sides of the "core") or bad things happen. My postpartum PT told me she sees a lot of teenage girl runners who go to town with crunches, planks etc and end up incontinent. [/quote]

"A lot"? Or "I have seen this"?

Most ab workouts will work your entire core, if they are any good. People call them "ab workouts" because that's the area they want to target. But unless you are working your entire core, you are unlikely to see results.

Also, planks can work your entire core if you do it correctly and if you do a lot of variations where you hold the plank through movement (which will force you to engage your full core to maintain stability). I wouldn't to it to the exlclusion of all other things but it's an incredibly useful tool in building ab strength in a way that "crunches" (which are basically useless) are not.[/quote]

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