Sarah Klein sarah.klein@huffingtonpost.com
Why The Push up Is The World's Greatest Exercise
Maybe you hate them or you think you can't complete a single rep or you think being a runner (or a cyclist or a walker) means you only need to focus on your lower body. But it's time to stop considering the pushup an arm workout and start accepting it for the body-altering, core-strengthening move it truly is. You don't have to drop and give me 50; simply incorporating more pushups into your regular routine can help you reach all sorts of fitness goals, by helping you improve everything from your posture on your bike to your balance to your arm swing.
MORE...click the link below to review the entire article, see modifications, proper techniques(video demos) and other variations.
PE students: The push up is a great exercise and anyone can do it! It is also really important to have good form though. Excellent form in the modified version is the key before you do regular push ups. Review the info above and write in your reflection journal about your perspective of the push up and you :) How can you challenge yourself to gradually improve? If you don't do them regularly,where and how can you start? This info should help! I am interested to see how you can improve over time.
Mr. Avery
I love push ups, some people like crunches, some like squats, i'm all about push ups so it's interesting to see someone who believes that they are truly fantastic like me. I love how they talk about proper form, i know so many people who like to brag that they can do like a million push ups but when they do their backs are bent or their arms aren't parallel to their shoulders or the worst is when they barely go halfway to the floor. I actually did a challenge a few months ago where i did 100 push ups every day and everyday i increased how many i did at a time. I remember feeling so strong and being able to beat everyone at arm wrestling hahah. I still do push ups as part of my workouts but not daily, maybe it's something i should bring back in the new year:)
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