Inchworm to Side Plank
- Primary muscles
- Obliques
- Secondary muscles
- Shoulders, Abs
- Equipment
- Other
- Movement pattern
- None
Steps
- 1 Start standing tall with your feet hip-width apart and arms at your sides.
- 2 Hinge at your hips, keeping your legs relatively straight, and place your hands on the floor in front of your feet.
- 3 Walk your hands forward, one at a time, until you reach a high plank position with your shoulders stacked over your wrists and your body in a straight line from head to heels.
- 4 From the plank, shift your weight to your left hand and the outside of your left foot, then rotate your body to the right.
- 5 Extend your right arm straight up towards the ceiling, stacking your right foot on top of your left, and hold this side plank position.
- 6 Carefully return to the high plank position, placing your right hand back on the floor and squaring your hips and shoulders.
- 7 Shift your weight to your right hand and the outside of your right foot, then rotate your body to the left.
- 8 Extend your left arm straight up towards the ceiling, stacking your left foot on top of your right, and hold this side plank position.
- 9 Carefully return to the high plank position, placing your left hand back on the floor and squaring your hips and shoulders.
- 10 Walk your hands back towards your feet, keeping your legs as straight as possible.
- 11 Once your hands are close to your feet, slowly stand up tall to return to the starting position.
