Push-up

How to do it

1. Place your hands on the floor slightly wider than your shoulders and extend your legs.
2. Form a straight line from your head to your heels, with your core tight.
3. Lower your body by bending your elbows until your chest nearly touches the floor.
4. Keep your elbows at about 45 degrees from your torso.
5. Push the floor away to return to the start by extending your elbows.
6. Keep your hips aligned, neither rising nor sagging.

Common mistakes

• Letting the hips sag and arching the lower back
• Doing half reps without lowering the chest to the floor
• Flaring the elbows to 90 degrees from the torso

Other variations

• Incline push-up
• Decline push-up