Join us for day 22 of our 30-day plank challenge with personal trainer and creator of the Healthista Fit Hiit app, Kelly Du Buisson. A five-minute video every day of August, the most simple way to keep trim this summer
Welcome to the Healthista 30 day plank challenge, where for the next month personal trainer Kelly Du Buisson will take you through a five-minute workout with three variations of the plank. You can find day one here. Following the new plank workout, we will be posting daily with the 30-day smoothie challenge with nutritionist Rick Hay, you will be set for a healthy August.
‘The plank challenge aims to wake up the entire core area including the rectus abdominals, the TVA, internal and external obliques and the gluteus’, says Kelly. ‘The aim is to improve posture and strength which will improve your everyday lifestyle and increase stamina and endurance in sport. If you’ve never done planks before hopefully you’ll burn calories and create some lean muscle. If you’re a plank expert this will help you find new ways to test your body.’ The best thing about the plank is you need no equipment at all and it can be done anywhere.
Click here for Days 1-22 of our 30-day plank challenge
For the 30-day plank challenge day 22:
The first move of the day is mountain climbers. Here the extended plank is used while bringing one knee after the over up to the chest and returning back to the floor at a quicker pace.
The second move is plank shoulder taps. This move is again an extended plank and tapping the opposite shoulder by holding your body weight with one arm at a time.
The final move is a tabletop swing plank. Here the move begins in a tabletop position, then slowly bring the bum down the hands but still elevated from the ground holding for one second and then return into the tabletop by swing the hips back up.
Check back every day on the website or Healthista YouTube channel to get your daily planking workout, alongside hundreds of other workout videos. Tag us in your efforts on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. See you tomorrow!
Kelly recommends
I created the Healthista Fit HIIT App for people who are short on time but looking for the most effective results from their workouts. With the option to choose how long you exercise and to tailor your workout specifically to your level, there is no equipment required so you can workout wherever you are. You can progress as you improve by choosing the more advanced options so the routines should never get dull and with moves designed to work every angle of the body we not only burn calories but create lean, strong muscles and protect the body from injury. The best bit? No two workouts are ever the same!
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