“I never do crunches ever and I don’t like planks”—trainers on their favorite core moves

A woman stands in a gym performing weighted dumbbell marches. She lifts two dumbbells overhead while bringing her right knee up.

What’s your favorite core move? I bet it’s not a crunch.

I’ve worked in the fitness industry for three and a half years and have interviewed plenty of trainers. No one has ever told me that they like crunches.