<h1>Best Plank Exercise Part 1 - Fitness Tips from Canadian Tire</h1> <p><br />See All Fitness Products - <a href="http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/sports-rec/fitness-wellness.html">http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/sports-rec/fitness-wellness.html</a><br /><br />See All Fitness Tips - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1OWopmxBAOPL8Gyw4K-eBTdENlYQ72WJ">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1OWopmxBAOPL8Gyw4K-eBTdENlYQ72WJ</a><br /><br />One of my favourite exercises to really get the outer and inner core engaged and<br />worked out is by using a variety of different kinds of planks. I prefer this kind of<br />exercise because of keeping the neutral spinal posture rather than using crunches or<br />sit-ups, which can actually put a lot more strain on the low back and the overall<br />spine, and lead to back problems.<br /><br />So let&rsquo;s just go through a couple points on how to make sure you&rsquo;re doing the planks<br />correctly. And when you&rsquo;re doing this, you want your elbows to be right underneath<br />your shoulder. You want to make sure that your glutes are in line with your shoulders<br />and you have a nice, neutral spine. And you don&rsquo;t want to see a sag in your back.<br />You want to see it nice and engaged. Your bellybutton&rsquo;s pulled up right into your<br />spine. And this is what you really want to look. And you want to hold for as long as<br />you can before you start to feel any back pain. If you feel back pain, take a break<br />and give yourself a little rest.</p>