Can you hold a plank longer than others your age? Fox hosts test their core strength

How agelong tin you hold a plank — and however does it stack up to others successful your property group?

That’s the question that was posed connected "Fox & Friends" Thursday morning, erstwhile co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones competed successful a plank challenge.

A plank is an isometric determination wherever the idiosyncratic holds a push-up presumption for a acceptable play of time.

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Both held a debased plank for good implicit a minute, exceeding the thresholds for their ages, though Kilmeade held his for a fewer seconds longer.

"Fox & Friends" co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones competed successful a plank situation on-air Thursday morning. (Fox News)

A fittingness adept astatine Lifetime successful New York City provided the beneath targets for however agelong you should beryllium capable to clasp a plank by age.

• 20s: 1 to 2 minutes
• 30s: 1 to 2 minutes
• 40s: 1 infinitesimal oregon longer
• 50s: 30 to 60 seconds
• 60s and above: 20 to 30 seconds

Benefits of holding planks

Planks are often touted arsenic an abdominal exercise, serving arsenic an alternate to accepted sit-ups and crunches, which tin strain the backmost and neck.

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However, the isometric determination benefits the assemblage successful galore different ways beyond conscionable sculpting a six-pack.

In summation to moving the abdominals, planks besides fortify the muscles successful the arms, legs, thorax and back, according to Healthline.

A fittingness adept astatine Lifetime successful New York City provided targets for however agelong you should beryllium capable to clasp a plank by age. (Fox News)

They tin besides assistance amended posture portion sitting oregon lasting and tin boost flexibility by stretching the little fractional of the body, the supra root stated.

Different plank versions

While Kilmeade and Jones some held debased planks, immoderate whitethorn opt for a precocious plank, which is wherever the arms are consecutive and the idiosyncratic balances connected the palms of the hands.

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For those who are inactive moving up to holding a afloat plank, the determination tin beryllium modified by dropping the knees to the floor.

In summation to moving the abdominals, planks besides fortify the muscles successful the arms, legs, thorax and back. (Fox News)

There are besides variations of the plank that people antithetic parts of the body. 

Those see broadside planks, genu touches (touching alternating knees to the ground), hep dips and leg/arm extensions.

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If you’ve conscionable started planking, experts urge starting with 15 to 30 seconds and gradually expanding the duration, with 2 minutes mostly regarded arsenic a bully maximum.