August Plank Challenge
After Owen's bonkers Press Up challenge in July which saw him complete 200 press ups each day of the month - a whopping 6'200 press ups in a month! August see's something a little more doable for us normal folk.
The challenge for August is to do a plank, each day, for as long as you possible can. Try to beat your best time and let us know how you're getting on.
If you're not sure how to plank, or what it is, we're not talking about lying facedown strange places and taking pictures we're talking about core strength exercises. It is a great way to build core strength using your own body weight, and everyone can do it. The idea is to basically put yourself in a push up position, resting on your arms or elbows and raise your body off the ground. Then hold that position for as long as you can.
This little guy here can show you how it should be done better than I can explain it in words.
The best thing about planking is you can do it at home or on the go... we took our planking challenge on the road with us this weekend here is a shot of Owen and I planking at the top of Newlands after cycling up from Buttermere.
Go on, give it a go and let us know how you're getting on via Facebook or Twitter. We can all have super 6 packs and rocking abs before we know it!
My best time so far is just over two minutes, but the top of the leader board so far is my 5 year old daughter, I'm not sure on the exact time but she managed to stay like this for the full length of Boss Baby! I was pretty impressed.
Update:
So, mid way through the month and we're both improving, Owen has clocked over 2 minutes now and Paddy has a PB of just over 3 minutes. Though that said the last couple of days have seen us both struggling to get beyond 90 seconds.
#GoCumrbia
The challenge for August is to do a plank, each day, for as long as you possible can. Try to beat your best time and let us know how you're getting on.
If you're not sure how to plank, or what it is, we're not talking about lying facedown strange places and taking pictures we're talking about core strength exercises. It is a great way to build core strength using your own body weight, and everyone can do it. The idea is to basically put yourself in a push up position, resting on your arms or elbows and raise your body off the ground. Then hold that position for as long as you can.
This little guy here can show you how it should be done better than I can explain it in words.
The best thing about planking is you can do it at home or on the go... we took our planking challenge on the road with us this weekend here is a shot of Owen and I planking at the top of Newlands after cycling up from Buttermere.
Go on, give it a go and let us know how you're getting on via Facebook or Twitter. We can all have super 6 packs and rocking abs before we know it!
My best time so far is just over two minutes, but the top of the leader board so far is my 5 year old daughter, I'm not sure on the exact time but she managed to stay like this for the full length of Boss Baby! I was pretty impressed.
Update:
So, mid way through the month and we're both improving, Owen has clocked over 2 minutes now and Paddy has a PB of just over 3 minutes. Though that said the last couple of days have seen us both struggling to get beyond 90 seconds.
#GoCumrbia
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