Technique
Lie on your side with your forearm on the ground and your feet stacked. Lift your hips off the ground, creating a straight line from head to feet. Hold the position while resisting any lateral flexion movement.
An advanced core stability exercise that targets the obliques, shoulders, and core through a side plank position that resists lateral flexion to improve core strength and stability.
Lie on your side with your forearm on the ground and your feet stacked. Lift your hips off the ground, creating a straight line from head to feet. Hold the position while resisting any lateral flexion movement.
Begin lying on your side with your forearm on the ground and feet stacked, ready to lift into the side plank position.
Hold the side plank position with hips lifted and body forming a straight line, resisting lateral flexion.
Keep body straight, engage core, resist lateral movement, breathe steadily
Sagging hips, allowing lateral flexion, not engaging core, poor alignment
Add leg lifts, hold longer, perform on unstable surface, or add arm movements.
Use knee support, perform on ground, or use wall for support.
Maintain proper form to avoid shoulder and wrist strain. Stop if you experience pain in the shoulders, wrists, or lower back. Focus on resisting lateral flexion throughout the movement.