Plank

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Instructions

Begin on your hands and knees.
Toes curled under.
Spread out your fingers wide on the floor.
Move shoulders back and down.
Press hands into the floor, straighten your legs so that you are up off the floor.
Draw your front body towards your back body so that your body forms a straight line from your feet to the crown of your head.

Modifications

Can be done with bent elbows and forearms on floor.
Can be done with knees on floor with upper body and thighs forming a straight line from your knees to the crown of your head.
Use fists instead of flat hands.

Contraindications