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Health
Maddy Biddulph

I’m a personal trainer and I love this plank variation for building core strength and reducing back pain

Woman on yoga mat on all fours wearing headphones.

Your core muscles wrap around your mid-body and support your spine, so strengthening them can sometimes alleviate back pain.

An excellent—and in my opinion, much underrated—exercise to do this is the bear plank.

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