It's a new year, what can I say?

@davidke20 tagged me end of last year with his 30 days 1 minute planking challenge and I did mention to him that if I ever start again, that would be in 2019.

And 2019 has arrived, and though I cannot say I will ALWAYS keep my promises to the tee, but I do my best to keep my promise.

So here it is, with the REAL me, not my avatar, who will be doing the planking haha.. unless @thilah could draw an animated one for me, which is still cheating haha.

More about planking.

So how on earth do you know you are planking correctly?

Planking actually challenges your lumbar and abs muscles, which is one of the "weakest spots" for most who has been all but staying healthy. Not only that, it also strengthens your shoulders in the process, and I can tell you, if you did it right, your triceps, abs, lower back WILL FEEL IT.

So for the young ladies out there who wants to get rid of their flabby arms, this is one of the best way to go.

Image source was from Pintrest

Here is a snapshot of the basic muscle building when you do planking; and the most effected area will be your front abs and your lower back. For most trainers I knew throughout the years they would always tell me something similar.

"Build your core, build your foundation"

That is true in the sense that when your core (abs and back) muscles become stronger, you body actually has better support right at the center where it will start to share the load instead of hurting your lower part of the joins to sustain your weight.

So for those who has knee complications, or ladies, reduce suffering osteoarthritis sooner, this is definitely a way to head towards.

So at the end of the post, apparently I am asked to tag someone else to join in the fun; and apparently in medical studies after 21 days you will pretty much turn it into a habit.

So in hope that those who wish to have their Fats be gone (pun intended for FBG team), I am tagging @zord189 (simply because today is your birthday and you are one of the core FBG team haha) , @joannewong , @chloephuan93 (since ps Su has encouraged you to exercise more haha) , @bitrocker2020 (since he started swimming already), @verasj and @gelfire (who has started her less carb challenge) and last but not least @viverridae (since she looks greater and greater recently) to join in the fun too as encouragement.

I won't promise I could record this everyday, but know that I will do so when I head to the gym.

Until then

Keep Calm and Plank On

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