As a Health Writer, I've done my fair share of core exercises. Be it crunches, planks, dead bugs, or standing core moves, you name it, I've tried it. So, when I was asked to try doing bird dogs every day for two weeks, it was a no-brainer. I mean, how hard could they be?
At first glance, the bird dog might not seem the most effective core move, but experts are hailing it as one of the best ways to strengthen and stabilise your abdominals, so I was keen to discover what I'd been missing. The science stacks up, too, with research showing that the move is not only good for core activation, but works to strengthen the whole body, too.
