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25th May 2015
03:28pm BST

Step 1: Lying on your back, legs close together, knees bent
Step 2: Press to lift the hips from the mat
Step 3: Lift one foot from the mat, keeping knees level
Step 4: Hold
*Beginners - 15 seconds each side
*Intermediate - 20 seconds on each side
Chest press - targets chest
Step 1: Lying on your back, holding dumbbells, elbows straight out from the shoulders
Step 2: Press the weights together directly above the chest
Step 3: Slowly lower the weights back to the start position
Tricep kickback into press - targets triceps and shoulders
Step 1: From standing, holding dumbbells, tilt forward from the hips, arms at 90 degrees
Walking plank* - targets core and upper body
Step 1: Lying on your front, elbows below shoulders, toes curled under
Step 2: Press into low plank
Step 3: Walk onto one hand and then the other rising to high plank
Step 4: Return to one forearm then the other to return to low plank
Watchpoint! If the walking plank is too difficult, stay in low plank instead
Side plank - targets obliques*
Step 1: Lying on your side, elbow below shoulder, legs one on top of the other, abs tightened
Step 2: Press into the forearm and feet to lift the hips off of the mat
Step 3: Hold
Watchpoint! If the full plank is too difficult, modify it by bending your legs to 45 degrees at the knee (keeping heels in line with tailbone)
*Beginners - 15 seconds each side
*Intermediate - 20 seconds on each sideExplore more on these topics: