Are Plank Exercises Too Easy?

Hi,

Since I go to various gyms across the country when I am traveling I have noticed that more and more people are doing Plank Exercises.  These exercises were designed to strengthen the core of your body.

And they do a pretty good job of that.  After all I see these people struggling to do a simple plank.  Most can't even hold the position for more than 30 seconds.

There are some that can hold it for up to a minute and some that try variations on the basic plank. 

That is all well and good.  However, as you probably already know, your body needs to make progress to get stronger and fitter. 

You can do this by increasing the time you hold the position and that is what most people do.  You can also do it my increasing the number of times you do the exercise throughout the day.  (More on that in future posts.)

The other way, the way that I almost never see, is to increase the difficulty of the exercise. 

That is what I am working on now.  Soon I will have an ebook or maybe a DVD on what you can do to increase your core strength with several different exercises all based on the basic plank.

Stay tuned,

Thanks,

Mike Val
http://www.valshealthsite.com/