Anyone interested in joining the annual January plank challenge? It starts out easy and you build up to oh hell no, not easy. You can scale up or down depending on your needs…tips and modifications below.
Forearms work for some people, for others straight arms feels better. For advanced folks, I suggest up / downs (alternating between forearms and straight…down down, up, up, repeat, repeat…)
Doing your planks on your knees is a great way to ease in (as opposed to on your toes)
Wearing sneakers helps your grip and steadiness
As time progresses, reading can take your mind off
Engage your core for stability (squeeze your abdomen and tummy muscles)
Push up to a down dog if needing a break
Stay at 30 seconds or 1 minute or whatever you are comfortable with as needed. Progress, not perfection. You can even do 30 seconds a day for the whole month. Do what challenges YOU!
We start out slow and build strength as we progress…just like sobriety!!
Exactly!! A perfect metaphor for sobriety. We build our core a little each day, just as we build our sober muscles. And definitely just deal with the day at hand.
Great idea!!!
I’m in, but starting from tomorrow (I’m not procrastinating - which would be so like me - but it’s 1.35 AM and I’m off to sleep… I have to set a reminder for the challenge )
You can scale up or down depending on your needs…tips and modifications below.
(alternating between forearms and straight…down down, up, up, repeat, repeat…)
I’m in!
- but it’s 1.35 AM and I’m off to sleep… I have to set a reminder for the challenge 
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