what's plank work inspired by?

[loveteachin]

Hi gals, I've done the plank work in the ctx series, kickbox express, and I think it's in another video.... and I love it and I'm wondering what is it exactly- pilates, or yoga, or just a la cathe?

thanks in advance

 

[Ange]

I have been doing a lot of power yoga lately and planks is certainly one of the poses that is performed.Also that balancing pose that Cathe performs in one of the CTX videos is called the boat pose in power yoga.


Ange

 

[kimroberts]

It's a yoga move, and they do them in several different directions including side, supine, prone, one-armed, one-legged. They can all be very difficult.

FYI yoga is about 5,000 years old. Pilates is less than 100 years old, just a spring chicken compared to yoga!

 

[mogambo]

I thought plank work was inspired by pirates who used it to kill people in the 17th century.

 

[SandieA]

Aye, Mate

LOL! Thanks for the laugh mogambo!

 

[mogambo]

RE: Aye, Mate

Yarrrgh!