The move: Iso-ab plank

Works on: Abdominals

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Step 1: Lie face down on a mat and rest your forearms on the floor.

Step 2: Inhale and pull your navel to your spine, exhale and squeeze your abs as tight as you can and lift your knees off of the floor so you are balancing only on your toes and your elbows. Your body should be in a straight line, parallel to the floor.

Hint: Try to carry as much of your body weight as possible in your core by squeezing your abdominal muscles tight and continuing to exhale. Take 10 to 15 strong exhales, keeping your abs flexed. Imagine that someone is trying to punch you in the stomach and you are flexing your abs to resist the punch.

Repititions: Repeat for three to five sets.

For an added challenge: Balance on three points or two points by taking away a toe or an elbow while continuing to keep that good plank form.

Jeanette Jenkins, has worked with actors and professional athletes, including Queen Latifah, Taryn Manning and Terrell Owens. A resident expert on the Food Network's weight-loss show, "Weighing In," she is also the official spokeswoman for the BET Foundation's "A Healthy BET Campaign," and is one of 17 experts chosen for Nike's Elite Athletes program.

— Los Angeles Daily News