What is ‘Planking’ and Does it Really Build Strength and Tone Abs? [VIDEO]

For our purposes here today, we're referring to "Planking" the exercise, not the bizarre photo craze from two years ago. Trainers swear by its effectiveness in building core strength and toning abs. Does it really work? If so, how does one do it?

There are several great instructional videos out there. If it's all the same to you, though, I would like to present the featuring Brooke Burke. My reasoning is simple; she's hot and it's fun to watch her do this exercise. Enjoy.

Okay, so let's say you want to take it to more aggressive level. Here's some advanced "Planking" techniques.