Who knew this simple move would help with weight maintenance?
On our 17 day Italian vacation I devoted a few minutes daily to doing a plank.
I started with 5 minutes & worked up to 6:30 min by the end of the holiday (but you can do any amount of time to benefit!).
I’ve never taken this long a break in training…
But the plank was a fun challenge, didn’t take much time & along with thousands of daily steps was just enough.
I didn’t gain a single pound even though I enjoyed my share of pasta, pizza, gelato & wine…
The challenge in Italy was finding places to plank that wasn’t too hard on the elbows.
Would you consider challenging yourself to a daily plank at home or even on holiday?
Want to know what inspired me to start planking?
It was podcast guest, Donna Jean Wilde who planked 4 hours, 30 min and 11 seconds to break the Guinness Book of World Records. Donna Jean is an inspiration and was one of my favorite interviews!
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