Exercise Spotlight – The Pushup

Okay okay okay… I know what you are all thinking, “Duh push ups are good for my upper body strength, but they are boring.” But they are the foundation to multiple amazing workouts for your arms, shoulders, back, and chest so before jumping from A to M, we have to start with the basics.

The push-up targets your chest (Pectoralis major), shoulders (front deltoids), and triceps but it is a super exercise because it also targets your abs, lower and upper back, and glutes! So the pushup pretty much trains the whole body and you can do it without a gym!

Goal: 3 sets of 10 reps per workout (make sure you pause for 1-2 seconds at the bottom before pushing yourself back up)

Too easy? Increase the amount of reps for now… there are many more challenging versions of pushups… to be continued 🙂

Too hard? Keep your knees on the ground, but keep your back straight or place your arms on a chair or couch so that your upper body is higher than your feet!

Stay tuned! I will continue to post more exercises and videos aimed to tone and train!

THIS BLOG AND BLOG POST ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL PURPOSES OR MEDICAL ADVICE, THEY ARE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. PRIOR TO STARTING AN EXERCISE ROUTINE MAKE SURE YOU CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE HEALTHY ENOUGH TO EXERCISE. 

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