6 Things That Happen When You Do Planks Every Day

Although planking looks easy, it’s anything but! This incredibly popular exercise – which should be part of everyone’s workout routine – can seriously boost your fitness levels.
The basic plank requires no-equipment, can be done virtually anywhere, engages multiple muscle groups simultaneously and benefits the whole body in a multitude of ways.
Keep watching to find out all the incredible things that will happen when you add planks to your daily regimen.
1.Your Core Strength Will Improve
One of the top benefits of doing planks regularly is that they strengthen the core – those muscles, bones, and joints that link the upper and lower-body. Because we engage the core constantly during everyday-life – when we lift, turn, reach and bend – it’s probably the most important area of the body to work-on.

2.You’ll Strengthen Your Back
While some exercises to work the core can actually weaken and potentially injure the back (such as sit-ups or crunches), the plank will actually help to strengthen-it. In particular, the upper-back muscles become stronger.
What’s more, the plank is carried out whilst maintaining a neutral spine, eliminating the constant strain caused by flexing and extending of the spinal column.
3.You’ll Enjoy Better Bone and Joint Health
Physical activity doesn’t just keep our heart healthy and our muscles toned – it’s vital for strong-bones and supple-joints.
In particular, weight-bearing exercises are key for bone-health. These types of activities put stress on the bones attached to our muscles, stimulating them to rebuild themselves. Supporting your own body weight – as you do with the plank-movement – is a fantastic weight bearing exercise which won’t see you overdo it.
4.You’ll Be Happier and Less Stressed
Like most other exercises, planks can lift your spirits (and raise your energy levels).
Desk workers in particular should take note of the plank’s benefits for their mood – these poses help to stretch and relax the muscles in the neck, shoulders and back that often become stiff and tense from prolonged sitting.
The Yoga Journal also recommends plank exercises for stress reduction, as they are said to help calm the brain.

5.You’ll Increase Flexibility and Lower Your Risk of Injury
Staying supple and limber throughout your lifespan is vital in order to prevent injury – which is why functional exercises that increase flexibility should be part of any well-rounded workout-plan.
Performing certain simple exercises daily, including the plank, can offset some of the natural-loss of elasticity of the muscles, tendons and ligaments that comes with age. It can be an especially useful tool for those who sit at a desk all-day.
6.You’ll Tone Up That Tummy
Crunches may be effective but planks are just twice as effective when it comes to tone-up your tummy.
A study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning found that the plank provides 100% activation of your six-pack muscles whereas crunches only engage 64%.
Regular plank practice means your abdominal-muscles will become stronger, and will tighten-up. Plus, you’ll be toning other areas of your body too, giving you more bang for your buck.

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