Plank

Kumbhakasana

Pronounce: koom-bhah-KAH-sah-nah

Instructions

Begin in Downward Facing Dog. Bring your hands as wide as your shoulders and feet as wide as your hips. Spread your fingers wide. Reach your tailbone toward the sky behind you. With an inhale, shift forward into Plank, bringing your shoulders over your wrists. Engage your core and legs. Gaze diagonally downward. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Push back to Downward Facing Dog with an exhale. Alignment Cues: Hands shoulder-width apart Feet hip-width apart Spread fingers wide Draw belly toward spine Keep head in line with spine Soften elbows Modification: Lower your knees to the floor.
Exercise Name: Plank Instruction: Begin in Downward Facing Dog. Bring your hands as wide as your shoulders and feet as wide as your hips. Spread your fingers wide. Reach your tailbone toward the sky behind you. With an inhale, shift forward into Plank, bringing your shoulders over your wrists. Engage your core and legs. Gaze diagonally downward. Hold the pose and take slow, deep breaths. Push back to Downward Facing Dog with an exhale. Alignment Cues: Hands shoulder-width apart Feet hip-width apart Spread fingers wide Draw belly toward spine Keep head in line with spine Soften elbows Modification: Lower your knees to the floor. Primary Body Parts: Abs, Obliques, Shoulders Secondary Body Parts: Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps, Triceps, Wrists Equipments: Categories: Core, Warm-ups