The Amazing Stickie loves all varieties of planks because of their benefits for her core and general strength. One of her favorites is the Pilates side lift.
To begin, she lies on her side, her body propped up on one elbow placed directly below her shoulder. Her hand is out in front of her body. Her other hand is lying along the side of her body that is toward the ceiling. She inhales to prepare and on an exhale, she presses her elbow into the ground to straighten her body from head to toe by lifting her hips up toward the ceiling. She balances on the side of her bottom foot and her elbow for as long as she wants and then lowers herself (with control!) back to the starting position.
If she wants more challenge, once she is in the side plank position, she can raise her upper arm away from her body and lift the top leg.
Stickie also knows that it is possible to do this exercise balancing on an extended arm rather than on an elbow. She advises trying all the variations until we decide which one we like best.
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