Planks. Good or bad?

[Selhurst90]

Morning all. Finding this page really useful, so thanks for all the suggestions and comments. Quick question. I need to do some work on my core and am wondering if it’s safe for me to do planks. I had a moderate heart attack back in July and do some exercise every day, however, it’s been suggested that planks might not be ideal as I may unwittingly hold my breath whilst doing them. Would I be better off doing other core exercises? Thanks.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold]

I’ve never done planks (yet).

I was quite at a low level of fitness and did the Str & Fkex podcast program nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/g... which is great for overall fitness and strength.

And this following page has a lot of workouts, which I’m working my way through nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitne...

So sorry not to be able to answer about planks. But we’ll done so far and hope you find the perfect workout.

[Ideal]

The plank is good, but you must breathe. Relax and breathe. Focusing on something else will aid in your duration.