We love to hate them, but planks really are one of the greatest core exercises out there.
If you’re just starting to exercise, planks will help you build strength. But after a certain point, their primary function is to build and maintain stability in your core and. They do this by challenging the stabilizer muscles that may not get as much attention with bigger lifting exercises. Stabilizer muscles are all the small muscles that help keep muscles and joints stable when you do certain movements.
Stabilizer muscles in your shoulders are important to hold your arm securely in that overhead position while the bigger muscles do the brunt of the heavy-lifting work. Stabilizers in your core help hold your torso in place—and resist rotating, leaning to the side, or flexing—when you’re doing everything from lifting toWhat are the benefits of planks?
“At the end of the day, planks are important because they are amazing for your core, and a strong core means a strong body,” Langhans says.. “Your core stabilizes your spine, so if your core is weak, your spine has to kick in more to perform tasks,” Langhans says. “Over time, if the core isn’t working enough and your back is working too much, you could develop back issues or pain.
Similarly, planks teach you correct upright posture, which is especially important when you’re lifting weights . “When you think about it, a proper plank on the floor is the proper upright standing position,” Langhans says. “Tall chest, rib cage dropped, core engaged, shoulders relaxed away from the ears, natural curvature of the spine with no excessive low-back extension.
Core stability is also the foundation of a lot of athletic movements, Peel says, and the core stability you can gain from planks is essentially a prerequisite to all other types of more complex movement. So if you want to progress in your fitness routine and try harder and heavier things, planks can help you get there.All of these plank variations work similar muscles—primarily those in your core and shoulders—but in slightly different ways.
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