Abs exercise

Plank Shoulder Taps

How to do the Plank Shoulder Taps with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Get in a high-plank position on your mat, with shoulders stacked over wrists. Engage your core to stabilize your body as you lift your right hand off the ground and touch your left shoulder. Repeat with your left hand, making sure to keep your hips stable.
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Illustration showing the Plank Shoulder Taps
Targets

Muscles worked

Abs muscle Abs Primary
Technique

How to do the Plank Shoulder Taps

  1. 1 Get in a high-plank position on your mat, with shoulders stacked over wrists.
  2. 2 Engage your core to stabilize your body as you lift your right hand off the ground and touch your left shoulder. Repeat with your left hand, making sure to keep your hips stable.