PRONE PLANK EXERCISE

 PRONE PLANK

• PRONE PLANK EXERCISE is a static floor exercise that engages your core muscles, along with many of the major muscle groups of your upper and lower body, in order to maintain a fixed position. 

• PRONE PLANK can help to prevent lower-back problems or can be used as part of your rehabilitation after a lower-back injury

BENEFITS OF PRONE PLANK includes:

• The core strengthening of your body bu engaging multiple muscles at once

• Also helps to burn calories around your abdomen and give a tighter tummy

• Improves your POSTURE and flexibility.

HOW TO DO PRONE PLANK EXERCISE?

1. Lie down on an exercise mat facing the floor with your elbows to your sides and your hands alongside your head, palms facing the floor.
2. Raising your head off the floor slightly, rest the tips of your feet on the floor.
3. Tighten your core and leg muscles, raise your body off the floor, supporting your weight on your forearms and toes. Breathing freely throughout the movement
4. Your body should be in a straight line. The knee should be straight. 
5. Keep your head level. Hold the position for about 20 seconds.
6. Gently lower your body back into the start position, and repeat as required.

Perform Prone Plank exercise in the correct way, as shown above, wrong moves can lead to unwanted pain.