There’s a photo being shared quite a bit on Facebook right now, called the 30-Day Plank Challenge (see below for details).
Planks are a key element in any Pilates or core conditioning class. It is a classic move that incorporates a multitude of muscles. We use it in many of our classes at Beyond the Barre.
According to plankexercises.net, the plank is a great exercise because:
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"Your abdominal muscles are a group of six muscles and other exercises are effective in targeting the outer abdominal muscles particularly the Rectus abdominus (the muscle you want to turn into a “six-pack”) and the External obliques (located on the sides of your torso). Plank exercises not only work out those same muscles, they also reache deep down from your Internal obliques to your transverse abdominus – these are the muscles that lie beneath those two other muscles that other exercises don’t reach."
Make sure you check out our class schedule — and get your friends to join you on the 30-Day Plank Challenge! And post a photo to our Facebook page of you doing the plank!
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The 30-Day Plank Challenge:
Day 1 - 20 seconds
Day 2 - 20 seconds
Day 3 - 30 seconds
Day 4 - 30 seconds
Day 5 - 40 seconds
Day 6 - REST
Day 7 - 45 seconds
Day 8 - 45 seconds
Day 9 - 60 seconds
Day 10 - 60 seconds
Day 11 - 60 seconds
Day 12 - 90 seconds
Day 13 - REST
Day 14 - 90 seconds
Day 15 - 90 seconds
Day 16 - 120 seconds
Day 17 - 120 seconds
Day 18 - 150 seconds
Day 19 - REST
Day 20 - 150 seconds
Day 21 - 150 seconds
Day 22 - 180 seconds
Day 23 - 180 seconds
Day 24 - 210 seconds
Day 25 - 210 seconds
Day 26 - REST
Day 27 - 240 seconds
Day 28 - 240 seconds
Day 29 - 270 seconds
Day 30 - PLANK FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE
