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This exercise can help expose an imbalance as well as help restore even tensions between sides. 

If the portion of the sling containing the abdominal obliques is weak or slack, other sections of the line need to take up that slack.

Think of these muscles like a brake controller.  The opposing tension helps create space easing the joint into place as it moves.

The position of the femur (thigh bone), being the bone resting on top of the tibia transferring load down the chain will affect the tibia.

This exercise gives you great bang for your buck incorporating functional stability work in the hip while targeting the medial hamstrings.

Our bodies will compensate joint to joint to distribute load so we can remain upright or balanced in a position we are trying to maintain.

As rib mobility on one side diminishes, we begin to re-enforce the poor pattern every time we take a breath.  And we do need to breathe.

The positioning allows you to incorporate core, glute and hamstring activation working on full body engagement and muscle sequencing.

Our hips/core region of the body is a central intersection that everything else connects with in some way shape or form.

The side plank is a fail-safe exercise to build a strong mid-section. If done right, it is highly effective for any level of fitness.