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Plank Jacks

Target Region: Cardio

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Start in the plank position with your shoulders and elbows in a straight alignment.

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  • Position your body into one straight line from your shoulders to your toes with your feet together.

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  • Engage your core by contracting your abdominals.

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  • Begin by jumping and quickly taking your feet wide apart about shoulder width and then jumping and returning to the starting position.

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  • Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

STARTING POSITION

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TIPS

  • Make sure to avoid lowering your hips too far below your shoulders or have your butt too high in the air while performing this exercise.

VARIATIONS

  • As an alternative beginners can perform this exercise without jumping by taking one leg at a time to the shoulder width of the body and returning them one at a time to the starting position.

ENDING POSITION

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