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Plank newbies should begin in a standing position, placing their hands on a wall or the edge of a countertop, Morrow said. Walk your feet backward until you’re leaning into the surface.

This standing ab workout, however, is perfect for adding a little variety to your core workouts and is just as effective (if not more) as those floor-based exercises.

“Wall pilates is like mat pilates, but you are using the wall as a prop, just like you would use a ball or band,” says Helen O’Leary, a physiotherapist and clinical director of Complete Pilates.

The angle of the wall planche forces you to shift your weight forward over your hands. This activates the same upper body and core muscles needed to hold the bent-arm plank planche, says Halbert.

Wall squats (isometric) and running (aerobic) was found to be the most effective individual exercises for reducing systolic BP (90.5 per cent) and diastolic (lower reading) BP (91 per cent ...

Isometric exercises like planks (pictured) and wall sits, which you can do at home, are the best workouts for lowering blood pressure, scientists say Credit: Getty The workouts, which involve ...