The 9 Best Back Exercises You Can Do at Home

Side plank holds are an easy option to start with developing core muscular endurance and stability over time. The muscles of the obliques and glutes help with everyday essential movements, or activities of daily living, like rotating to reach for something on a shelf, or bending down to pick up a bag of groceries on one side of the body.

• Start by positioning your hands beneath your shoulders, and step each foot back behind you.
• Press away from the floor. Aim to keep a straight line stemming from your neck and torso, to your hips, knees, and ankles.
• Perform one to three sets of a plank hold for 15 to 30 seconds.