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  2. A 31-day plank challenge to strengthen your core and boost ...

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    This 31-day plank challenge for beginners to advanced fitness levels is a full-body workout to boost metabolism, build core strength, tone abs and ... lifting the left arm and right leg off of the ...

  3. How to Do Planks the Right Way - AOL

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    How to Do a Plank. Follow these form cues to learn how to do a perfect plank. Once you've read the step-by-step directions, follow along for some higher-level tips from Samuel to dive deeper into ...

  4. Plank (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The plank is commonly practiced in Pilates and yoga, and by those training for boxing and other sports. [3] [4] [5] The "extended plank" adds substantial difficulty to the standard plank exercise. To perform the extended plank, a person begins in the push-up position and then extends the arms or hands as far forward as possible. [6]

  5. How to perfect your plank in 5 easy steps - AOL

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    Hold the position for 10 seconds and then take a break. Do 3 rounds of a 10-second plank each day for a few weeks to build strength. Then, work your way up to longer intervals with two, 15-second ...

  6. Isometric exercise - Wikipedia

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    The 'plank' is a type of isometric hold which can intensively activate the body's core musculature. The 'side plank' is a variation designed to strengthen the oblique muscles. An isometric exercise is an exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint.

  7. Planche (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    Planche position. A planche (from French "planche", meaning "plank") is a skill in gymnastics and calisthenics in which the body is held parallel to the ground, while being supported above the floor by straight arms.

  8. The Surprising Origins of 'Break a Leg'—and Why Performers ...

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    Find out what this common idiom actually means.

  9. Theatrical superstitions - Wikipedia

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    Professional dancers do not wish each other good luck by saying "break a leg"; instead they say "Merde!", the French word for "shit". [5] In turn, theater people have picked up this usage and may wish each other " merde ", alone or in combination with "break a leg".