Super Plank Fitness

Plank poses require super strong core and arm strength. Here are the great benefits of doing plank poses.

Planks provide total-body exercise

A plank is a compound movement that activates multiple muscle groups for a total-body challenge. These include: 

• Arms: As you push up from the floor to get into a plank position, your biceps, triceps, and forearm muscles come into action.
• Chest and shoulders: Planks also engage the deltoid muscles in your shoulders and pectoral muscles in your chest, promoting upper-body strength.
• Abdominals: You support your body weight on your hands and toes while holding a plank. That requires you to engage core muscles, especially the abdominals (rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, and obliques). 
• Back: To keep your spine neutral in a plank, you activate back muscles, such as the trapezius and latissimus dorsi. 
• Legs: You also work lower-body muscles, including the glutes, hamstrings (back of the thigh), and quadriceps (front of the thigh), while holding a plank. 

Planks build core muscle strength and endurance 

Isometric exercises like planks require you to hold a position so your muscles contract without changing length. Adding isometrics to your resistance workouts can help you build muscle strength and endurance. That could lead to better performance in your day-to-day activities and workouts. 

Planks can correct your posture 

Doing core exercises like planks can lead to better posture. These targeted moves help build strength and endurance in postural muscles. That makes it easier to keep your back, neck, and shoulders neutral while sitting, standing, and moving. Try adding planks to your next posture-correcting workout. 

Planks improve balance and coordination  

Core-strengthening exercises have also been shown to improve balance and coordination. Planks challenge you to engage deep abdominal muscles and keep your back straight while balancing your weight on your hands and toes. That requires controlled movement and stability. So practicing planks is a great way to work on balance. 

Planks super fun fitness routine.