Lower back, hips, shoulders and wrists
Side Plank: Wall
The gentlest introduction to lateral core activation: the wall supports most of your body weight so you can safely learn to engage your side-body muscles.
Stability / Core20 to 60 seconds
Ways to adjust it
- Forearm wall contact for EX/NN
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: Full
- Side Plank: Knees-Down
- Side Plank: Top Foot Forward
- Side Plank: Top Knee Bent Forward
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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