Hold yourself up on your elbows and toes, straight as a plank of wood.
Plank
How to do it
- Elbows under your shoulders.
- Squeeze your tummy and your bottom.
- Look at the floor just past your hands.
- Keep breathing.
- Nothing at all
- Enough floor to lie down on, arms out.
- A rug or a mat, and nothing sharp where you put your hands.
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Make it fit you
The right version is the hardest one you can still do properly. That is not a kindness, it is how this works.
Easier
- Wall push-up
- Do it on your knees instead of your toes.
Harder
- Side plank
- Lift one foot off the floor for three seconds, then the other.
What it trains
💪 Strength🔋 Staying power🦩 Balance
Which muscles do the work
Belly musclesSide musclesShoulder muscleBottom muscles
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