Richard Simmons is the latest celebrity to take a stab at the planking craze. Dare we suggest that the exercise guru looks more like he’s trying out for a reboot of Superman?
The quirky and eclectic fitness personality, 62, took to his Twitter page to share photos and video of his “first time ever” attempt at planking. Unfortunately, he failed to understand that proper technique requires lying down flat with hands touching the sides of the body.
His second attempt, during one of his Hollywood fitness classes, became an exercise in double-decker action … again falling far short in technique. We’ll give him a C+ for effort.
For those that just don’t get this rather bizarre phenomenon, we humbly apologize and promise to be totally past this particular topic when our current contest ends on July 15.
If you think you’re up to our planking challenge, you’ll want to quickly check out all of the rules and prize details here. We’ve also included a link to a great gallery of high-profile planker’s at the bottom of this post.
Check out Simmons’ planking video clip below:
Photos: Twitter-Richard Simmons