Lower back, hips, knees, shoulders and wrists
Side Plank: Full
Strengthens your lateral core chain under high demand, building the side-body stability that is essential for protecting your spine during rotational and side-loading activities.
Ways to adjust it
- Forearm
- Knees-down
- Wall
- Knees-down modification
- Forearm side plank
If this one is too much today
Try the gentler version instead. It asks less of you and does much the same work.
Other ways to do this movement
Every version below is the same movement set up differently, so one of them usually suits.
- Side Plank: Forearm
- Side Plank: Knees-Down
- Side Plank: Top Foot Forward
- Side Plank: Top Knee Bent Forward
- Side Plank: Wall
Before you try it
Move within a range that stays comfortable. Stop if this brings on sharp pain, dizziness, or symptoms that travel down an arm or a leg, and speak to a clinician before repeating it.
One movement is a start. A session is the thing.
A few questions about your body and how it is today, and Vinys builds a session around it, including which movements to leave out.
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