{"id":73568,"date":"2024-05-16T06:35:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T11:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=73568"},"modified":"2025-01-15T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T16:22:06","slug":"rotational-side-planks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotational Side Planks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PkTAL1yOMnI?si=oVIfb3m6GR-YGhU_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This full-body rotational movement is a powerhouse exercise that engages multiple muscle groups, making it an efficient and effective way to strengthen and tone your entire body. Whether you\u2019re a seasoned fitness enthusiast or a beginner, this exercise is a great addition to your routine for building overall strength and improving functional fitness. It targets key areas like your abs, back, hips, glutes, and shoulders, promoting balance and stability while working to sculpt and define muscles.<\/p>\n<p>By incorporating this full-body rotational movement into your workout, you&#8217;ll enhance your muscular endurance and improve coordination. The combination of engaging your core, back, and lower body helps to build functional strength that you use every day, whether you&#8217;re lifting, carrying, bending, or moving in any direction. Plus, the shoulder engagement helps improve posture, making this exercise beneficial for both strength and injury prevention.<\/p>\n<p>This exercise also offers cardiovascular benefits as it increases heart rate, helping with fat loss and overall fitness. As you perform the movement, your body works to stabilize itself, activating a wide range of muscles. This leads to improved muscle tone and endurance in the abs, back, hips, glutes, and shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>When performing this full-body movement, make sure to focus on proper form and controlled movements. Keep your core tight, maintain a neutral spine, and execute each repetition with purpose and intention. The more consistently you perform this exercise, the stronger and more defined your muscles will become.<\/p>\n<p>To maximize your results, consider adding other variations of the exercise to target specific areas more intensely, or increase your intensity by adding weights or resistance bands. Whether you&#8217;re looking to enhance athletic performance or just want to stay in great shape, this full-body movement is a fantastic way to hit all the key muscle groups and get the most out of your workout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This full-body rotational movement is a powerhouse exercise that engages multiple muscle groups, making it an efficient and effective way to strengthen and tone your entire body. Whether you\u2019re a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":73569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,9035],"tags":[7879,67,96,220,1030,1050,7185,1185,5372,2509,2512,8570,2916],"class_list":["post-73568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-videos","category-workout-videos","tag-abworkouts","tag-abs","tag-advanced","tag-back","tag-fitness","tag-fitzness","tag-full-body-exercises","tag-glutes","tag-plank","tag-strength","tag-strength-training","tag-weight-loss","tag-workout"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rotational Side Planks - Fitzness.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This full-body rotational movement targets your abs, back, hips, glutes, shoulders, and more, building strength, stability, and endurance!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rotational Side Planks - Fitzness.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This full-body rotational movement targets your abs, back, hips, glutes, shoulders, and more, building strength, stability, and endurance!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fitzness.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fitzness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-16T11:35:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-15T16:22:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1091\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mackenzie Cook\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mackenzie Cook\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mackenzie Cook\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/727959a4d4f1cb84406606b2ae4199f1\"},\"headline\":\"Rotational Side Planks\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-16T11:35:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-15T16:22:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/\"},\"wordCount\":309,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"#abworkouts\",\"abs\",\"advanced\",\"back\",\"fitness\",\"fitzness\",\"full body exercises\",\"glutes\",\"plank\",\"strength\",\"strength-training\",\"Weight Loss\",\"workout\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Videos\",\"Workout Videos\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/\",\"name\":\"Rotational Side Planks - Fitzness.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-16T11:35:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-15T16:22:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"This full-body rotational movement targets your abs, back, hips, glutes, shoulders, and more, building strength, stability, and endurance!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1091},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Rotational Side Planks\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Fitzness.com\",\"description\":\"Live Better, Live Longer with Fitzness\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Fitzness.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-37.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-37.png\",\"width\":2880,\"height\":1620,\"caption\":\"Fitzness.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fitzness\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fitzness\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fitz-koehler\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/fitzness\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/727959a4d4f1cb84406606b2ae4199f1\",\"name\":\"Mackenzie Cook\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2802c973427946e37eeb25e83e2009a7187111094b0bb1bf36015aa1411fd778?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2802c973427946e37eeb25e83e2009a7187111094b0bb1bf36015aa1411fd778?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2802c973427946e37eeb25e83e2009a7187111094b0bb1bf36015aa1411fd778?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Mackenzie Cook\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/Fitzness.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/author\/mackenziecook\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rotational Side Planks - Fitzness.com","description":"This full-body rotational movement targets your abs, back, hips, glutes, shoulders, and more, building strength, stability, and endurance!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rotational Side Planks - Fitzness.com","og_description":"This full-body rotational movement targets your abs, back, hips, glutes, shoulders, and more, building strength, stability, and endurance!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/","og_site_name":"Fitzness.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fitzness\/","article_published_time":"2024-05-16T11:35:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-15T16:22:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1091,"url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Mackenzie Cook","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mackenzie Cook","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/"},"author":{"name":"Mackenzie Cook","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/727959a4d4f1cb84406606b2ae4199f1"},"headline":"Rotational Side Planks","datePublished":"2024-05-16T11:35:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-15T16:22:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/"},"wordCount":309,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg","keywords":["#abworkouts","abs","advanced","back","fitness","fitzness","full body exercises","glutes","plank","strength","strength-training","Weight Loss","workout"],"articleSection":["Videos","Workout Videos"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/","name":"Rotational Side Planks - Fitzness.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-16T11:35:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-15T16:22:06+00:00","description":"This full-body rotational movement targets your abs, back, hips, glutes, shoulders, and more, building strength, stability, and endurance!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Rotational_Side_Planks_thumbnail_IMG_0802.jpg","width":1920,"height":1091},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/rotational-side-planks\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Rotational Side Planks"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/","name":"Fitzness.com","description":"Live Better, Live Longer with Fitzness","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Fitzness.com","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-37.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Untitled-design-37.png","width":2880,"height":1620,"caption":"Fitzness.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Fitzness\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fitzness\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fitz-koehler\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/fitzness"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/727959a4d4f1cb84406606b2ae4199f1","name":"Mackenzie Cook","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2802c973427946e37eeb25e83e2009a7187111094b0bb1bf36015aa1411fd778?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2802c973427946e37eeb25e83e2009a7187111094b0bb1bf36015aa1411fd778?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2802c973427946e37eeb25e83e2009a7187111094b0bb1bf36015aa1411fd778?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg","caption":"Mackenzie Cook"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/Fitzness.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/author\/mackenziecook\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73568"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75808,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73568\/revisions\/75808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}