How long should you plank for?

Hi Tricia,

Similar to what Nancy, planks are more functional and effective when you contract and relax by having them rest for a time period in between their plank.

Personally after a client can hold a good solid plank for 30 seconds I begin to progress the plank by adding limb movements, object transfers, stability rollouts, etc. and I still break up the time of the planks (contract and relax), 10-15 seconds and rest for 5 seconds and repeat for how many reps (about 2-3x). Breaking up the plank also helps the client refocus each time.