Planks for the Memories: A Zen Approach To Planking And Exercise

Few things in life are as tedious as holding a plank. Time seems to slow down to a halt, the body begins to shake with tremors; each moment that passes by feels like an eon. The human body is a spoiled thing, like an entitled brat, the body needs to get its way otherwise it’ll begin to moan and groan. The human nervous system is unaccustomed to being still; this is why so many of us find it difficult to sit quietly without the mind wandering off to some distant and loud place.

Have you ever done a plank and tried to harness all of that force which the body generates from the exercise? All of those shakes that you experience while planking must be for something, right? Those quivers that come after a few seconds of planking are there for a reason: they mean that you’re pushing your body to its next level; the shaking means that you’re challenging your muscle’s endurance capacity to its limits! What do you think would happen if you were able to utilize all of this heightened energy? Have you ever done a plank and thought to yourself, “Gee, this seems like it could be a perfect time for me to meditate while simultaneously getting my core workout in!” How can we make the best of all of that effort that we’re giving while planking?

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