The Plank exercise is one of the best exercises to build core strength and stability. This exercise works your entire core, including your lower back, shoulders, arms, and abdominals. The plank is a great way to strengthen all these areas at once without having to do multiple exercises that isolate each area.
How To Do The Plank Exercise:
Start in a push-up position with your hands directly under your shoulders and knees directly under your hips. Your body should form a straight line from head to toe and you should be able to see straight through both arms (elbows should not extend past your wrists). If this is difficult for you try pressing into the ground or propping up on an elbow instead of resting on the forearm. Make sure that you keep both feet flat on the ground throughout this exercise as well as if you start moving them it will change how this exercise works. Hold this position for 3-5 seconds before slowly lowering back down into a plank position repeating for another 3-5 seconds.
To make this exercise more challenging add weight by holding weights like dumbbells or kettlebells between your feet or by adding weights while in plank position itself.
The plank exercise is an essential core strengthening exercise. It works all the muscles in your core, including your lower back, shoulders, arms, and abdominals. The plank is a great way to strengthen all these areas at once without having to do multiple exercises that isolate each area.
How To Do Plank Exercise:
Start in a push-up position with your hands directly under your shoulders and knees directly under your hips. Your body should form a straight line from head to toe and you should be able to see straight through both arms (elbows should not extend past your wrists). If this is difficult for you try pressing into the ground or propping up on an elbow instead of resting on the forearm. Make sure that you keep both feet flat on the ground throughout this exercise as well as if you start moving them it will change how this exercise works. Hold this position for 3-5 seconds before slowly lowering back down into a plank position repeating for another 3-5 seconds. To make this exercise more challenging add weight by holding weights like dumbbells or kettlebells between your feet or by adding weights while in plank position itself.
