Plank A Day Revolution

Hate ab workouts?  I hate them MORE.  I hate them so much that I have never been able to do them for more than a few days without quitting.  As a result  my back and abs are weak and pitiful.  My friend Mike has the same problem.  To get motivated, him and I started Plank A Day on Twitter.  Here is how it works:  the goal is to do 1 plank each day and then tweet your plank using the hashtag #PlankADay.  What is a plank?  It is one of the best abdominal/core exercises (and NOT a crunch).

Click here for plank instructions and a Q&A with a physical therapist.  One plank, just one plank!  Who can’t do 1 plank a day?!  How long to plank? Start wherever you can (10 secs, 30 secs) and just build from there. 1 minute is probably the time to shoot for eventually.   If we all do this together then we HAVE to do our planks!  We are building a PlankADay Nation!  Please join us!  If you don’t have a Twitter account, they are free.  Sign up, follow us: @DrSherryPagoto and @mbfgmike and shoot us a message that you are ready to get planking!  We will tweet you a message here and there to see how you are doing.  We like to keep it fun by coming up with ridiculous ways to tweet our planks…so feel free to add a plank-related pun for fun! And whatever you do…beware of the @PlankPolice ! He keeps everyone in line!

Check out the PlankADay Leaderboard to see who the top planker on Twitter is!

Want to mix it up? Check out Julie Mulcahy, MPT, #PlankADay physical therapist demonstrate some plank variations here.

Check out your fellow plankers in our First PlankADay Hard As A Rock Video! A must watch!

*Before starting an exercise program always consult with your physician.

UPDATE PlankADay’ers!  We are 1,900+ people strong!  Read the chatter with a #plankaday search and follow your fellow plankaday’ers to give them support and see what they are up to!  We have some hilarious PlankATweeters!  Let’s follow each other to build our nation!  Also, check out the write-up about PlankADay at:

Diets In Review

EcoCheapMom

Chatelaine magazine

All It Takes Is A Little Heart and Soul

Run Like A Girl

True Life Diva

Fit Milwaukee

The Kit

And hey, don’t plank naked, get a PlankADay t-shirt!!!

The Plank An Hour Challenge:  For those of you who are gluttons for punishment, consider attempting the 12-hour Plank An Hour Challenge where you perform a 1 minute plank once an hour from 8am to 8pm.  We have a few Plank An Hour awardees, including Shelly @shellystout (Plank An Hour inventress), Mike @mbfgmike ,yours truly @DrSherryPagoto ,Brian @bneilsmith , Liz @Lizvansavage who knocked out 90 second planks for 12 hours, and @runningmomof3 !  (I’d like to add that 3 of these ladies have 3 kids each! In the words of Shelly Stout: Mama’s are built for strength!). Plank An Hour is a fun challenge and you are sure to get LOTS of #PlankADay support during the challenge.

For PLANKspiration, here are some pics and videos of a few of our AWESOME plank a day’ers PLANKIN’ IT HAPPEN!

Viva Las Plankas!!!

Husband VS Wife Plank War

Husband Sings Row Row Row Your Boat While Planking

Granny planker

Husband and Wife Invite Unsuspecting Dude (aka “mother planker”) to Plank with Them, then Small Children Attack

Please submit your plank photos and videos!!!  And check out the rest of FUdiet while you are here!

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