squatting is good for you

[givman]

hey

ive read recntly that as you get older a strong core is essential.......so have started doing push ups and am squatting like mad!!.............hope it works!

[Irishprincess Graduate]

Do the plank every day for a strong core 😖

[Sandraj39 Graduate in reply to Irishprincess]

Ooo, I am including this ancient form of torture in my strength training now, IP! Can't hold it for very long at the moment though!😩

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Sandraj39]

I always seem to land on my nose when I try..

[givman in reply to Irishprincess]

just tried the plank and found it hard...how long can you keep it up for?

[Irishprincess Graduate in reply to givman]

Two and a half minutes continuously and I've not tried to do longer as I think that's long enough to keep me tickety boo 🙂 but I've been very naughty and haven't been doing it for ages (sore knee, sore back, blah blah). Must get to it again. Make sure you get the technique right and keep your back straight and level. I see a lot of people doing it with their bum in the air and that puts pressure on the back.

Get someone to check you out as you do it.

[givman in reply to Irishprincess]

will do irish will do!!

[90ldfinch Graduate]

Core strength is good, definitely. I'm no expert, but the books I've read on body-weight training say that you want to do small increments (5, 10 , 15 , 20 25...) of perfect, slow repetitions, rather than lots of fast, improper movements, and build up reps slowly over weeks/months.

And as Irishprincess says, the plank is a great exercise. The foundation.

[givman in reply to 90ldfinch]

hey there

just tried the plank and did 15 seconds!!! not doing very well am I lol

[90ldfinch Graduate in reply to givman]

My first time I lasted about 5 seconds before just lying on the floor, laughing at how unfit I was

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to 90ldfinch]

Glad it is not just me

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

I am liking 'the bridge' to work on my glutes!!😮

[givman in reply to Sandraj39]

sandra

just done the plank and it was bloody hard!!

Gra

[Sandraj39 Graduate in reply to givman]

It can only get easier...?🙄😉

[givman in reply to Sandraj39]

sandra

yes it will.... have just joined a gym and like swimming...did a 8 mile run this morning though but at 58 have found I must do more core work!!

Gra

[Irishprincess Graduate in reply to Sandraj39]

I love the bridge Sandra. I do mine with a resistance band tied around above my knees and have worked up to stretching out one leg at a time as this makes it a tad harder and I can really feel my glutes burn 😖

[Sandraj39 Graduate in reply to Irishprincess]

I've seen those variations - might try progressing to the resistance band. I think one leg might end up a bit messy at the moment!😮

[AnnieW55]

There is a 30 day challenge for planking - it builds up to 5 mins. I did it then moved on to other challenges....."

[givman in reply to AnnieW55]

annie i did a 30 second plank today!!

nearly killed me!!

[ju-ju- Graduate]

Oh it will... How many are you up to?? I'm up to 45 but I can only do them on blended knee!!!

[givman in reply to ju-ju-]

brilliant ju ju im doing 3 at a time!!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Rignold will love you! he has got even the most reluctant of us, ( i.e. me...) squatting! yatesco does it, as penance for eating choccy.. PippiRuns can do it whilst cleaning her teeth...

I do it wherever and whenever I get a few minutes spare Great stuff.

[givman in reply to Oldfloss]

hi oldfloss

well i promise to squat every day as well as doing push ups and of course not forgetting the plank move!!

Gra

[Anniemurph Graduate]

I used to do 100 squats blithely while cleaning my teeth, morning and night. This sounds very impressive, until I found out that my form was absolute rubbish so I might as well not have been bothering

Now I do them properly and they are much, much harder. Much. Have I said how much harder? I can do 30. Weeping. But soon I will be able to do 35

[givman in reply to Anniemurph]

brilliant annie im now a confirmed squatter!!