Sit on the edge of a horizontally oriented weight bench, and place a set of dumbbells on your lap. Kick the weights back, shift your shoulder blades onto the bench, and press the weights straight up.

With March being MS Awareness Month, we sat down with Everclear’s Art Alexakis, who was diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease nearly 10 years ago.

This overlooked piece of gear makes every core exercise all the more challenging.