The beauty of incorporating planks into your workout is that 1) you can do them at home and 2) they take less than a minute of your time. Have we convinced you to give the muscle-burning move more love yet? Today with the help of Poosh fitness expert, Amanda Lee, we’re sharing four plank positions to tighten your core, resulting in a leaner (and flatter) stomach. Learn the five-minute exercise combination below.
The Routine:
Plank Dips
Plank Shoulder Taps
Jumping Jack Plank
Wide Mountain Climber
How to: Assume a plank position on your elbows with your abs pulled in tight and your back straight. Dip your hips to the floor on one side, then dip on the opposite side. Continue dipping back and forth for 30 seconds.
The Move: Plank Shoulder Taps
How to: Assume a plank position on your hands with your abs pulled in tight and your back straight. While maintaining the plank, tap one shoulder with your opposite hand, then repeat the movement on your opposite side. Continue alternating should tapping for 30 seconds. Take a 60-second break. Then repeat the circuit one more time.
The Move: Jumping Jack Plank
How to: Assume a plank position on your elbows with your abs pulled in tight and your back straight. While maintaining the plank, jump your feet in and out, mirroring a jumping jack movement. Continue for 30 seconds.
The Move: Wide Mountain Climber
How to: Assume a plank position on your hands with your abs pulled in tight and your back straight. Begin by bending one knee and driving it toward your elbow, then do the same motion on the opposite side. Continue alternating sides for 30 seconds.
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