40.4K followers

Follow

Follow

Follow

51 saved

43

10

Stop Doing Planks?

Learn more at Mommymango.com.

2024/1/16 Edited to

If you're struggling with a mommy tummy, it's crucial to understand that doing full planks may not be the best choice for you. Many moms find it challenging to keep their abdomen flat during planks, which can be a sign of a weak core. Instead of traditional planks, consider modified variations that place less strain on your core and allow you to build strength gently. Exercises like knee planks, incline planks, and side planks can engage your muscles while providing support for your lower back, making them safer alternatives. Regularly incorporating these modified movements will help improve core stability and overall strength without risking injury. Additionally, focusing on breathing techniques and posture during these exercises is essential for maximizing effectiveness. Always listen to your body; if you feel excessive pressure or discomfort, it's advisable to consult a fitness professional or a physical therapist to develop a tailored workout plan that suits your postpartum recovery needs. Rebuilding core strength takes time, so be patient with your progress and celebrate small victories along the way.

Related posts

BECOME UNRECOGNIZABLE IN 6 MONTHS! ✨ HERES HOW:

Alright, babe, let’s cut the crap—you want to glow up, level up, and leave people speechless six months from now. Whether it's that ex who didn’t appreciate you, or just because you’re tired of the old version of yourself, here’s the plan to make them all do a double take. 💅 Let’s get real—thi

6211 likes

A collage of four images showing a woman demonstrating different stretches: seated spinal twist, child's pose, cat cow, and chest opener. The overall title is 'STRETCHES'.

A split image showing a woman performing exercises to 'STRENGTHEN your core & back'. One side shows a core exercise on the floor, and the other shows a lat pulldown in a gym.

tips for improving posture

if you want better posture you have to do three things 1. stretch tight muscles 2. strengthen weak muscles 3. actively work to maintain good posture with those muscles the stretches you’ll need to preform consist of ones that lengthen the posterior chain (allowing for more up right posture)

26.2K likes

How to get rid of that MOM POOCH✨💪🏼💦

The "mom pooch" can be caused by a variety of factors such as diastasis recti (separation of abdominal muscles), loose skin & stored fat. Here’s a workout routine that can help address it safely & effectively. 👉🏼 Remember to consult your healthcare provider before starting any

3251 likes

A woman in black gym attire stands in a gym with punching bags. Text overlay reads "HOURGLASS ROUTINE Slim-Thick Workout Routine" with a graphic of an hourglass figure. The image promotes a workout plan for sculpting an hourglass shape.

Text outlines a 7-day gym routine focusing on glutes/legs (3 days), back/abs (2 days), arms (1 day), and 1 rest day. It emphasizes hypertrophy rep ranges and deep core work for a feminine shape without bulky obliques.

Details Day 1 of the workout: Glutes + Hamstrings (Glute Isolation Day). It lists exercises like Hip Thrust Machine, Cable Kickbacks, Seated Leg Curl, Romanian Deadlifts, Glute Hyperextensions, and Abduction Machine, with accompanying line art illustrations.

Slim-Thick Gym Split: Glutes, Waist & Upper Body⏳

How I’m Sculpting My Hourglass Figure at the Gym (Machines + Free Weights Only) So I’m gonna let you in on the exact workout routine I follow to build and keep my hourglass shape—all with machines and free weights, no random HIIT classes or barbell squats needed. Just straight up sculpting. This

3613 likes

A person with visible abdominal definition holds a phone, with text overlay "Deep Core Exercises for 11 Lines My Full Core Workout 3 days of exercises" and a "SWIPE" arrow.

A text-based workout plan detailing 3 days of deep core exercises, including planks, crunches, leg raises, and other ab-focused movements with specified reps and hold times.

Text explaining the benefits of incorporating weights into core exercises, highlighting increased resistance, progressive overload, and engagement of stabilizing muscles for stronger abs.

🔥Deep Core Exercises for 11 Lines & Abs + Advice

It's common for people to mistake a slim or flat stomach for defined abs - 11 lines, especially if they have a naturally lean build or if their stomach appears toned due to minimal body fat. However, this can be misleading, as having a flat stomach doesn't necessarily mean you have well-def

318 likes

cardio + strength: what i’m doing right now 💪

building a routine that feels good & actually fits my life ✨ adding in cardio to take care of my heart and strength training to get stronger over time nothing extreme, nothing perfect—just showing up and staying consistent this is what my routine looks like right now, and i’m learning a

1454 likes

1 MONTH FLAT TUMMY CHALLENGE!

ROUND 2! We did this last month, now let's run it back this month in time for the Summer!! Are you ready to go on a journey that's gonna challenge you, change you, and most importantly, show you what you're capable of? Yes? Then welcome to the 1 Month Flat Tummy Challenge! It's t

5802 likes

How quickly get rid of mom pooch

How I fixed my mom pooch in just 4 weeks (and no—crunches or strict diets weren’t part of it.) I focused on reconnecting my deep core, healing my diastasis recti, and building from the inside out Here’s what I did consistently: ✅ Diaphragmatic breathing to activate the deep core and reduc

1103 likes

🚨Get More Out of Your Workout by Warming Up 🚨

Warming up before a workout is crucial for several reasons. ✅It slowly warms up the heart and blood vessels, ✅increasing your body temperature and ✅enhancing blood flow to your muscles. This process not only helps ✅reduce muscle soreness but also ✅lowers the risk of injury. By preparing

3639 likes

Do planks to build core strength 💪🏽

Here are some tips and suggestions to improve your planking form and results: 1. **Engage Your Core** 2. **Maintain a Neutral Spine** 3. **Focus on Breathing** 4. **Avoid Dropping Your Hips** 5. **Start with Shorter Intervals** 6. **Use Variations** 7. **Engage Your Glutes and

11 likes

You want to turn your mom pooch into a flat tummy?

🚫 Stop wasting time on crunches, planks, or sit-ups. ✅ Start training your deep core + pelvic floor — it’s the only way to truly heal after pregnancy. Try these instead (all postpartum safe + diastasis recti friendly): ◯ Diaphragmatic belly breathing – reconnects your core & pelvic floor

263 likes

How to Actually Stick to a Workout

Same time daily. Start stupid small. Track everything on Repscroll. Never miss twice. Set reminders. No equipment needed — squats pushups planks sit-ups. Your bedroom is your gym. Stop planning, start doing. 50 squats tonight. #consistency #workoutmotivation #discipline #bodyweight

337 likes

30 Day Plank Challenge 🍋✨

💵 Price: Your Procrastination 💌 Brand: Love ⭐️Overall rating: 10/10 Additional Tips: Do It For Your, Good form and it WILL work. 💓🏋️‍♀️ 🍋 Why Planks Are THAT Girl for Your Body 🍋 If you’re looking for one move that does everything — planks are it. No equipment. No gym. Just results.

19 likes

A woman in athletic wear stands in a gym, with text overlayed: "Full Body BURN Intense 🔥 But do-able." A kettlebell and dumbbells are visible in the background.

A detailed list of exercises for a 3-day full-body workout plan, including sets and repetitions for Session 1, Session 2, and Session 3.

Illustrations of various dynamic warm-up exercises for abs, back, chest, legs, and shoulders, including standing arm circles, knee hugs, high kicks, and inchworms.

3-day Workout Plan to 🔥Burn🔥 Away Stubborn Fat

Unsure of what to do to prepare for summer? Have little time on your hands for everyday workouts? Here’s a 3-day full-body workout plan tailored for the gym. This routine is meticulously crafted to target every major muscle group during each workout session. Not only will it help you pack on

457 likes

A woman shows her toned abs in a mirror selfie, with a large 'Abs' text overlay and an abdominal workout poster in the background, promoting fitness information.

A list of five recommended mobile applications for health and ab exercises, including MMA Spartan System, Six Pack 30 Day Workout, Lose Belly Fat at Home, Daily Yoga for Abs, and 7-Minute Workout, with their respective icons.

A detailed abdominal workout poster illustrating various exercises like crunches, leg raises, and side bends, with a central diagram highlighting different core muscles and a muscle color code.

🧠Get Informed - Get Fit🔥: Melt Away Tummy Fat 🥵

Let’s talk about abs. Let me be real with you—getting abs and keeping them is no easy feat. It takes time, dedication, and a whole lot of effort. 🍋First off, don’t feel pressured to chase abs just because it’s the “in” thing or the start of a new year. Remember, everyone’s body is differ

371 likes

DRA Recovery for a Toned & Snatched Tummy 🔥⏳🥵

A few months ago, my mom and aunt sat me down and shared something they’d silently struggled with for years. They both noticed their lower bellies were always bloated, their cores felt weak, and despite losing weight, their midsections stuck out like they were still postpartum. I went with them to

2282 likes

The Secret to Building a Strong, Toned Core

The key to building a solid, sculpted core isn’t about doing 100 crunches—it’s about functional exercises and smart nutrition. Here’s how I did it: 1️⃣ Focus on full-body movements like planks, squats, and deadlifts—your core gets more involved than you think! 2️⃣ Incorporate core exercises tha

28 likes

Exercises to Help Flatten Tummy Postpartum

Keep in mind, this isn’t a workout, just showing some exercises! I suggest doing 3 SETS X 10-12 REPS depending on your fitness level. For the reverse planks start by trying to hold the position for 30 seconds. Doing exercises that help to strengthen your pelvic floor and heal diastasis recti ca

249 likes

The Secret to Flattening Your Belly After Baby

✨ 3 Moves That Heal DR & Flatten the Mom Pooch ✨ If you’ve been doing crunches, sit-ups, or planks right after having a baby… STOP. The real secret to shrinking the mom pooch? Heal your diastasis recti (DR) first by waking up your deep core muscles (TVA). 💛 Why It’s Important: When your T

36 likes

Do planks to build core strength 💪🏽

I stopped chasing extremes. I choose what I can sustain. That’s how I stay consistent. #busymomlife #wellnessroutine #lemon8fitnessjourney #momwellness #flaviefitlife

59 likes

A title image for a '30 Day Glow-Up Challenge' featuring white text on a background of light pink roses and a person's leg in light blue jeans. Small tulip emojis accent the text.

The first section of a '30 Day Glow-Up Challenge' listing daily tasks for Days 1-5, including reducing screen time, moisturizing with SPF, and using mouthwash, set against a floral background.

The second section of a '30 Day Glow-Up Challenge' detailing tasks for Days 6-10, such as applying Vitamin E oil, a mini workout, and a social media break, over a floral background.

30 Day Summer Glow-Up Challenge☀️🌷

Day 1: Start reducing screen time at least an hour before you go to sleep. Read a book, do some drawing, take a bath, etc. You’ll sleep like a baby. Day 2: Start moisturizing your face with SPF twice a day. Day 3: Start using mouthwash BEFORE brushing your teeth; it helps get bacteria

4912 likes

Stop wasting time on planks… Do THESE 2

Try this today and feel the difference 🔥 2 plank variations that actually activate your abs + glutes Do 4 sets × 15 reps each — slow & controlled You’ll feel it where it matters 👀 Save this & come back to it 💪 #planksforbeginners #plankworkout #absworkoutformen #glutesworkout

10 likes

Love me some planks to build that core strength 💪🏽 #summerbod #coreworkout #corestrength #Lemon8Diary #fitnessjourney

111 likes

A detailed 30-day strength challenge for men, outlining daily exercises like squats, push-ups, planks, and lunges with specific reps/durations for 22 visible days. It includes rest and recovery days, emphasizing muscle building, fat burning, and alignment, and mentions Dr. Meg Ryan's Neck Reset Lab.

👉 “Send this to a man who needs this 💪”

Save this now!💪 🔥 30-Day Strength Challenge (Men’s Edition) Think you need a gym to get strong? Think again. This is the exact at-home structure that builds: 💪 strength 🔥 endurance 🧠 discipline — without wrecking your body. Most men train hard… but they ignore posture, alignment

23 likes

How to do planks for Pilates (+ form tips)

As a Pilates instructor I LOVE incorporating planks into my Pilates classes! Planks are an amazing way to strengthen your core, improve posture, and enhance overall stability. This exercise targets your abs, obliques, lower back, shoulders, and glutes, giving you a full-body workout in one move.

68 likes

Becoming ✨That Girl✨ Mentality & Physically

✨Step one✨: create a gym split that you’re actually going to follow. If you’re new to the gym start with three days of working out with 3 to 4 exercises each day with cardio and stretching. After you get good at the exercise with good form and comfortable weight then add more days and add new e

203 likes

Stop Starting Over: Simple Tips to Build a Habit🫶

If you’re reading this, you’re probably ready to make the gym a part of your life—and not just for a couple of weeks, but for the long haul. I get it; staying consistent can feel impossible sometimes. But the good news is that consistency isn’t about willpower; it’s about understanding how human be

88 likes

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬

𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐆𝐨!! 🙌🏾🔥 #athomeworkout #corestrength #planks #latasha280

13 likes

The image features two tall women in jeans, with the text overlay "TALL GIRLS MATTER WORKOUT TIPS FOR DIFFERENT BODY TYPES." It highlights the article's focus on muscle gain tips for tall women, including nutrition and exercise modifications.

An infographic titled "Exercises for Myofascial Release" illustrates various foam roller techniques for different body parts, including neck, quadriceps, upper back, lower back, pelvis, hamstrings, IT band, inner thigh, shoulders, glutes, and calves, with key points on proper breathing and technique.

This image lists detailed instructions for back exercises: Pull-Ups or Assisted Pull-Ups, Bent Over Rows, Lat Pulldowns, and Single-Arm Dumbbell Rows, providing guidance on proper form for each.

Muscle Gain Workout Tips For ✨Tall Girlies✨

✨Eat! Eat! Eat!✨ Tall women, like anyone else aiming to build muscle, should consume an adequate amount of protein. Generally, you want to aim for around 0.8-1 gram of protein per pound of body weight per day to support muscle growth and repair. But besides protein, you need ✨calories✨ to suppor

199 likes

A person in athletic wear takes a mirror selfie, with text overlay "THE WORKOUT I USE TO STRENGTHEN MY CORE" indicating the article's topic.

A person performs a front plank on a mat in a gym, with text detailing "FRONT PLANKS: 2-3 sets of 30-60 seconds 4/5 days a week after working out."

A person performs a side plank on a mat in a gym, with text detailing "SIDE PLANKS BOTH SIDES - 2-3 sets of 30-60 seconds - 4/5 days a week after workout."

the workout I use to strengthen my core 🤌🏽

heyy yall here is one workout I use to strengthen my core! • PLANKS!!! planks are so effective yet CHALLENGING due to it being a lot more of a mental workout than most ab exercises I do. • I like to do these plank workouts all at once with doing the front plank, right plank, then left plank

448 likes

legs, booty, and abs!

I just did six leg and booty exercises, two rounds of planks and two ab exercises. doing the stair climber for 30 minutes. post workout ill have a turkey egg and cheese omelet with Kodiak protein waffles. I did a lot today. I need the proper fuel. I hope everyone has a great day! check out my ab

2 likes

I’ve been doing it wrong this entire time!

Part 4 of PROJECT GLOW UP 🫧🎧🎀 can following a 5 minute ab challenge every day for a week actually get you a snatched waist? 👀 Things I learned: - core workouts > an workouts - a 5 min core circuit CAN actually work if incorporated into a existing workout routine the fact that by the en

1601 likes

5 ways to make side planks harder! 💪🏽

Save this for your next workout… you’re welcome! 😆 #fitness #workout #planks #personaltrainer

10 likes

One minute planks 🔥🔥

#athomeworkout #planks #stayconsistent #motivated #latasha280

8 likes

Best Ways to Lose Arm Fat

🦋Focus on Overall Weight Loss🦋 Multiple studies show that spot reduction is ineffective. Instead, try using specific exercises for muscle toning and focus on overall weight loss. 🦋Start Lifting Weights🦋 Resistance training is a type of exercise that involves working against a force to bui

10.4K likes

I recently started doing home workouts because I just refuse to go to the gym some of the workouts I do are from when I played volleyball! Exercise Number 1: Russian Twist - I do 2 sets of 20 exercise number 2: Crunches - I do 3 sets of 15 exercise Number 3: Planks - I try to do thes

11 likes

10-Min Metabolism Boosters That Actually Work ✨🏋️👟

Let’s break it down real quick. When people say “boost your metabolism,” what they really mean is improving how efficiently your body uses and expends energy. Your metabolism = the sum total of all the chemical processes in your body that keep you alive. From converting food to energy, buildi

433 likes

Stop doing endless crunches and try these

2-time c-section mommy here 👋🏾 and trust me it takes more than crunches and planks to heal that lower belly pooch. If you’re dealing with diastasis recti, these deep core exercises are where the real work (and healing) begins 💗 #diastasisrecti #csectionmom #postpartumcore #deepcorewor

160 likes

The title slide announces 'What 2-Minute Planks Before Bed Did to My Body: A 60-DAY EXPERIMENT.' An illustration shows a person planking next to a bed at night, with a window showing the moon and stars.

This slide describes the initial difficulty, stating, 'I couldn't hold a plank for 30 seconds without shaking like a leaf. Embarrassing.' An illustration depicts a person struggling to plank, with sweat and shaking lines around them.

This slide highlights a behavioral change: 'Week 3: I stopped doom-scrolling before sleep. My body wanted the plank instead. Weird.' An illustration shows a person planking on the floor while a phone rests on pillows nearby.

2-Minute Planks Before Bed Changed Everything

Started as a way to tire myself out before sleep. Ended up fixing my posture, killing my back pain, and accidentally cutting my screen time in half because I stopped doom-scrolling at midnight. 60 days of just 2 minutes. That's it. Could you commit to that? #plankchallenge #beforesleep

69 likes

1 minute planks with my 12 pound weighted vest on!! 🙌🏾💪🏾🔥 Stay Consistent #planks #corestrength #strengthtraining #consistency #latasha280

5 likes

🏃‍♀️ Why it works:

This hack overrides the “all or nothing” mindset and lowers the barrier to getting started. Action beats motivation every time. ✨ Try this with: • A 10-min YouTube workout • A fast-paced walk • A mini circuit (squats, pushups, planks x 3 rounds) 🧠 Your brain craves wins and 10 minutes c

15 likes

What 30 Days of Planks Did to My Body

Day 1 I lasted 15 seconds. Day 30 I held a 3 minute plank. No gym. No equipment. Just the floor. Here's what changed in my posture, my core, and my confidence. #plankchallenge #coreworkout #30daychallenge #fitnesstransformation #repscroll

2117 likes

Don’t Say I didn’t Help You!

You are not doing enough of this wonderful exercise: Lateral or Side planks! . Great for stability and asymmetric strength. . Start with static lateral planks for 3 rounds of 30 sec and then progress to these! . #fitness #strength #backpain #backpainexercises #health

20 likes

Tired of feeling invisible in social situations? 😔  

Tired of feeling invisible in social situations? 😔 Your posture plays a huge role in how others perceive you. 🤷‍♂️ Strengthen your upper back and core with exercises like face pulls, planks, and deadlifts. 🙌 Transform your stance and boost your confidence! Hit that follow button for mor

1 like

Try This Instead Of Planks For Your Mommy Tummy.

If you’re tired of feeling stuck and ready for real answers, *grab your masterclass spot now* 👇 👉 https://sale.mommymango.com/masterclass-page

27 likes

See more