FLEX TIME THE PLANK.WORKS ON: This exercise challenges your total body strength. You will work your shoulders, back, glutes, legs and especially the lower abdominals Lower abdominals is the muscle group that is located in the human lower torso area. It is directly below the upper abdominals, which is also known as the "six pack". . THE MOVE SETUP: Start on all fours. Kneel forward, placing your elbows at a 90-degree angle on the floor and grasping your hands together. Extend your legs behind you, one at a time, so your body forms a straight line from head to heels. Do not let your stomach sag. STEP 1: Slowly inhale as you pull up your hips into an inverted inverted reverse in position, direction or order. inverted L block a pattern of local filtration anesthesia commonly used in laparotomy in the ox. ``v'' position. Head and spine should be aligned. To achieve the correct form, envision a needle coming toward your stomach. STEP 2: Slowly exhale exhale /ex·hale/ (eks´hal) to breathe out. ex·hale v. 1. To breathe out. 2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor. as you lower into your starting ``plank'' position, keeping your core muscles tight. Think of your body as a plank of wood. REPETITIONS: Repeat this exercise 4 to 8 times. ABOUT THE TRAINER: Michelle Wilson is a fitness instructor fitness instructor fit n → Fitnesstrainer(in) m(f) for the City of Burbank Park, Recreation and Community Services Department. She teaches low-impact aerobics, body sculpting body sculpting Surgery A highly popular term for cosmetic surgery intended to change the contours of a person's body to achieve what he or–more commonly–she perceives to be a perfect physique. See Cosmetic surgery. and Pilates. For more information, call (818) 238-5290. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) no caption (Michelle Wilson) Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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