Ok, I have an idea. For the few of you who are still reading this thing…. I am issuing a challenge. Do you know what a Plank exercise is? If so, great. If not, READ HERE about what it is and the ways you can do it.
One of the goals with doing the plank is building up the amount of time you can hold the position. For regular exercise, 30 seconds is good, but the Gold standard seems to be 1 minute. Ouch. Remember you non-exercisers, this is not a moving exercise, so no excuses. This exercise is for pretty much everybody, and there are a million modifications. You literally are staying in one position the entire time. If you still need help learning correct posture so you don’t hurt yourself, please let me know.
The challenge: Starting NOW through the end of 2008, see who can hold plank position the longest. In the interest of fairness, THIS is the plank pose (the basic one) that you should time yourself with. You may need to spend time working up to that pose by doing the same pose with your knees down, or your arms extended.
I haven’t decided on a reward yet, but suggestions are welcome – they need to be if not completely healthy, at least positive and cool. Working on the honor system for time reporting.
So, if you want to join the challenge, please comment on this post with your current Plank time. We’ll do check-ins every few weeks to see how everyone is doing.
Woohoo!
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