Performing the perfect Plank, one of the best fitness exercise

It is a new blog about health and fitness that puts emphasis on the health and fitness factors of the growing population throughout the globe. Health is a very important factor in an individual’s life which comes through several fitness activities and fit lifestyle. Good health brings positivity in human life that enables them to grow and prosper in life.
Health and fitness are both correlated to each other that complement each other’s necessity. It is a fact that to be healthy a person should be a fitness freak. Being conscious about the health and the fitness factor is highly necessary along with the growing age. ​

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It has been into the recent news regarding the procedure of doing a proper plank in accordance with a personal trainer. To be specific plank is an isometric core exercise that is performed by the athletes of all the abilities, right from amateur to elite. According to the personal trainers the plank exercise is particularly popular as it is believed to be the best way to sculpt the abdominals. However, if an individual is not exactly sure about the procedure of doing a plank correctly, then, in that case, holding the body in a position for a long period of time might seem like to be a daunting prospect.
The personal trainer David Mercer discussed few top tips that would help one in performing a perfect plank. The tips cover everything right from angling the arms at 90 degrees to focusing on the breathing part. ​

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Top Tips for Performing Plank
Therefore, in order to perform a good plank, the first and foremost thing is that one needs to make sure that the body is in the correct position. The position should be such that the stomach needs to face the ground and the legs should be stretched out behind. Thus starting with the arms in a straight arm position, with the hands that are placed underneath and in line with the shoulders, to be more explainable, one should try to form an imaginary horizontal line throughout the whole body thus connecting the ears, shoulders, hips, and ankles.
According to the trainer among all, the best tip is to imagine pushing the floor away with the elbows. Through this, an individual wants to create a neutral spine, which means trying to keep a natural shape through the back to ensure that no extra pressure is exerted away from the core.
Apart from this engaging the abs is also an essential part of the plank exercise. For being in a position, the arms and legs are not the only part of the body that should be worked out to maintain the position, whereas it is important to engage the abdominal muscles for a fruitful workout.  ​

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Along with the muscles in the back, the abdominal muscles also make up the core. Thus by engaging all these muscles, this would help in alleviating the pressure that while exercising the individual might be feeling on the lower back. If the stomach is allowed to drop towards the ground then this position might lead to the feeling of strain in the back. To engage the abdominal muscles the stomach muscles should be tensed as it in the case of poking anyone.
While doing this the correct muscle should be worked out thus focusing the strain of holding the bodyweight on the abs but not on the lower back. Therefore while discussing these essential plank tips, one important thing that should be mentioned within the exercises in squeezing the glutes that is the butt muscles of an individual. Thus doing exercises in the plank position enables an individual to work out with every muscle of the body, making all the joints smoothly movable.                         ​

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