Plank - our constant ally

Giorgia fitMindset workouts offer plank sessions alternating with lower body exercises. These classes train our strength and help to improve our mental and muscular resistance. The various plank positions are infinite and work out every single muscle of our body.

I am not going to say that plank poses are fun, but they are the best and safest total body workout! Plank poses activate all our muscles, and specifically our core muscles. Doing plank, we focus on activating all the deep core muscles without incorrectly stressing our back and neck muscles, or asking for help from additional muscles. Plank sessions are very useful to treat lower back pain and postpartum recovery. 

Trust me, it is the safest way to get back in shape, I have done it myself!

Plank properly

Lay on the floor with your elbows under your shoulders, hands flat on the floor and core engaged. Keeping your forearms and knees on the floor slowly raise yourself upwards until your body is in a straight line from your knees to your head. Hold the position for as long as you can.

I have noticed a lot of improvement lately in all of my students. This confirms for me that my repeated insistence on doing plank is actually  useful! 

So, let’s repeat together:

“Neck long,

Shoulders away from your ears,

Elbows/Hands under your shoulders,

Back straight, 

Butt down, 

Squeeze your pelvic muscles, 

Squeeze your Butt, 

Move your weight to your feet,

Imagine you have a straight line from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet,

You are an amazing coffee table!!”

Do you know that plank…

• Will help you  become better coordinated?

• Improves your flexibility? 

• Will improve your metabolism? 

• Will help your mood improve?

• Burns between two and five calories per minute?

With all of these awesome benefits…why wouldn’t we do plank?!