Push-up

Starting Position

• go on your knees
• put your hands vertical below your shoulders
• they support your upper body
• fingers together, fingertips point ahead
• back straight, head in extension to the spine
• stretch your legs behind your upper body
• you can either put your legs together or leave a shoulder width space

Correct Execution

• bend your arms slowly
• elbows are in a 70 degree angle from the torso
• let the upper body sink until the nose reaches the ground
• your body remains in a line
• avoid a hollow-back and do not push the bottom upwards
• push yourself up again
• keep your arms bent a bit
• repeat the exercise

tips for the workout

1. do the push-ups on your fists or use a pull-up bar to preserve your wrists
2. put on a filled backpack to make this chest exercise more difficult
3. if you do it on your knees, the exercise becomes easier