Execution:
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Start in a plank position with your hands on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
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Ensure that your body forms a straight line from your head to your heels.
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Engage your abdominal muscles and keep your body rigid throughout the entire exercise.
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Lower your body by bending your elbows until your chest almost touches the floor.
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Push yourself up by straightening your arms until you return to the starting position.
Benefits:
- Improves upper-body muscle strength and endurance.
- Strengthens the core and improves stability.
- May help improve your posture.
- No equipment required, making it ideal for home or on the go.
Common Mistakes:
- ! Allowing your hips to sag or holding them too high, which prevents the core from being properly engaged.
- ! Allowing your elbows to point too far outward, which places extra pressure on the shoulders.
- ! Lowering or pushing up too quickly, resulting in less control over the movement.
Main Muscles:
- Chest muscles (pectoralis major)
- Triceps
- Front shoulders (anterior deltoids)
- Core (including the rectus abdominis and obliques)
Possible Alternatives:
- If a standard push-up is too challenging, start with your knees on the floor.
- For more intensity, place your feet on an elevated surface for a decline push-up.
- Try push-ups with one hand on a medicine ball for an extra challenge to your balance and core.
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