Holding a plank for just 20-30 seconds is enough to see results in your mid-section, if you’ve got good form, according to experts.

His lower body was positioned for the curlup, one of the “big three” core-training exercises popularized by Stuart ... one, McGill and his coauthor compared two core-training programs, using ...

Nobody knows this better than spine biomechanics expert and author of Back Mechanic, Dr Stuart McGill. He established the Big 3 (a series of three core stability exercises) after exploring what ...

For almost 40 years, Dr. Stuart McGill has been working to ... You and Back Mechanic have become well-known for the Big 3 exercises—the McGill curl-up, the side plank, and the bird dog—for ...

How to do the 3-move pre-workout routine After delving into the research, Dr. Stuart McGill developed the McGill Big 3 to address optimal core stability. The routine consists of curl-ups ...

Dr. Stuart McGill, a former spine researcher at the University of Waterloo, says there is 'no utility' in holding the plank for longer than 10 seconds. He told The Telegraph that instead people ...

How should our approach to fitness change as we age? Dr. Stuart McGill is professor emeritus in Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo and founder of Backfitpro Inc.. He's both a ...

It's not just Cody who gives these the tick of approval, Dr. Stuart McGill, a Professor of Spine Biomechanics, wrote about three exercises that strengthen the core and prevent lower back pain ...

Because there are such a wide range of capacities involved, it's essential to choose a fitness program that's suited to the individual. Ideally, says McGill, "The person prescribing or ...

Data from a 2013 study by researcher Dr. Stuart McGill gave rise to the term glute ... while participants performed glute bridge exercises. They then performed a therapeutic procedure called ...

Spine researcher Dr Stuart McGill, at the University of Waterloo in Canada, has spent his career studying back pain and its rehabilitation. He recommends a "big three" set of exercises.

I have been an exercise freak all my life ... Little did I know how beneficial that would turn out to be. Stuart McGill, distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Canada ...