Abs exercise

Balance Trainer Up Down Planks

How to do the Balance Trainer Up Down Planks with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Start in a plank position, with your wrists under your shoulders and your feet hip-width apart. Bend your left arm, place your left elbow on the mat and then bend your right arm and place your right elbow on the mat. Place your left hand on the mat, straighten your left arm and…
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Illustration showing the Balance Trainer Up Down Planks
Targets

Muscles worked

Abs muscle Abs Primary
Gear

Equipment

Balance trainer Balance trainer
Technique

How to do the Balance Trainer Up Down Planks

  1. 1 Start in a plank position, with your wrists under your shoulders and your feet hip-width apart.
  2. 2 Bend your left arm, place your left elbow on the mat and then bend your right arm and place your right elbow on the mat.
  3. 3 Place your left hand on the mat, straighten your left arm and then place your right hand on the mat and straighten your right arm.
  4. 4 Switch sides and repeat this up and down movement until the set is complete.