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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Anna Bartter

This Exercise is Hailed as Even Better Than a Plank for Core Strength – I Tried the Hover for a Week and, Wow

Health writer Anna Bartter trying the Palloff press every day.

There's no doubt that the plank is an elite core (even full-body) bodyweight move, working strength, stability and endurance in one fell swoop. But there's a new kid on the core strength block, and it's coming for the plank's crown: the hover.

Now, for the sake of clarity, let's address (quickly - more on this below) what the move entails, for those who haven't come across it, as there's more than one iteration of the exercise. Some people take it to mean hovering in a four-point kneel, but for the purposes of this article, we're referring to a forearm hover, with dips to the floor for added spice.

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