Really, I am not the least bit athletic. Me and sports just don’t mix unless it’s watching them with Dad on the tele. Playing them just isn’t for me. I’ve just never been very good at sports. When I have played them I usually get hurt because I have weak ankles due to an injury I sustained as an infant and well I’m rather clumsy. The only sport I’ve ever enjoyed is swimming.
My senior year in High School I joined the swim team on a whim and did so well that within three months the coach wanted to put me on the varsity team! I had never done any competitive sports so despite my coaches encouraging me I just couldn’t do it. Get me on the dance floor, however, and I’ll shake my bom-boms until every muscle in my body aches and my feet are blistered!
That’s why when I saw this little nugget on my facebook news feed I decided that it just might be doable:
The 30 Day Plank Challenge will send your core strength through the roof! Yes, all you have to do is HOLD this position, nothing else! This is not the kind of planking that was all the rage a few years ago where people would be photographed in a face down position with stiffened arms and legs in the most unusual or incongruous locations.
It sounds pretty easy, huh? Even I can stay still in one position for 20, 30, 40 seconds….maybe.
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!!
//
Benefits of Plank Exercise:
*It strengthens your lower back
*It develops your core muscles – which include the abs, back, hips and the butt.
*Helps you to avoid injuries and encourage good posture
*Can be done anywhere
*Develops your abdominal muscles by targeting the rectus abdominis
This is a beginner routine but it’s a great place to start!
Care to join me?
Swooning Maruca 