5 Minutes of Plank daily
- Your core strength will improve
Muscles providing support to the internal organs are also involved in the formation of good posture and help prevent injuries of your lower back. Daily plank performance can help you strengthen those muscles. And just one exercise immediately activates all major muscle groups!
- You improve the condition of your lower and upper back muscles
Performing plank allows you to form your core without the risk of excess load on your back and hips. Regular plank will strengthen not only the lower part of the body, but also the upper. It will reduce the risk of back pain.
- You will speed up your metabolism
Planck burns more calories than classic exercises for the press – ups and twisting the torso. Even 10 minutes of exercise a day power metabolism. And for quite a long time because even at night you will still be burning calories. A nice bonus for those who wants to lose weight!
- You can improve posture
Strengthening core muscles has a profound impact on the neck, shoulders, back and waist. Daily performance of plank helps keeping them in the right position and improve your posture.
- You will develop a good sense of balance
How long can you stand on one leg? Just a couple of seconds? Then you need to strengthen your abdominal muscles. Plank can help. By the way, a developed sense of balance will help you achieve great results in any sport.
- You will improve flexibility
Thanks plank helps to stretch the muscles and ligaments that are attached to the shoulders, shoulder blades, collarbones, hips, even the toes. Performing the side plank, you can also work out obliques. Increasing the flexibility of the whole body, you will get additional benefits in the performance of any other exercise and just in everyday life.
- You can improve psychological condition
Plank in a special way affects the nerves, strengthen muscles active in stressful situations. After a day in the office your whole body numbs and you feel the tension. As a consequence, the mood is deteriorating, you become dull. Daily performance of plank helps to improve your mood and have a positive impact on your nervous system.
5-10 minutes of plank will give you energy for the whole day, and the daily repetition – for life.
Are you up to a new challenge? 😉