How to do: Push Up to Side Plank

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Push Up to Side Plank — starting position — Start position

Push Up to Side Plank — finishing position — Finish position

Step-by-step instructions

1Get into pushup position on the toes with your hands just outside of shoulder width.
2Perform a pushup by allowing the elbows to flex. As you descend, keep your body straight.
3Do one pushup and as you come up, shift your weight on the left side of the body, twist to the side while bringing the right arm up towards the ceiling in a side plank.
4Lower the arm back to the floor for another pushup and then twist to the other side.
5Repeat the series, alternating each side, for 10 or more reps.

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Photos & base instructions from the open-source Free Exercise DB (public domain).