Keep your glutes and thigh muscles tight as you hold. Come into a high plank with your hands under your shoulders, elbows tucked in, abs engaged and bum down. Stabilising through the core ...

The optimal plank hold is a totally reasonable 60 seconds. (Yep, really!) DAYS 1-5: High plank – 10 seconds on, 10 seconds ...

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Once you can comfortably hold a knee plank for 30 seconds with good form, you can graduate to the high plank so long as doing so does not cause aches or pains in your wrist or lower back.