1. Knees – resting on tops of knees, Toes – resting on your toes, hands just outside shoulder width.
2. Keep body straight as you bend at the elbows and lower yourself down towards the floor. If on knees make sure you are not just bending at the hips but that your hips are coming down as well. You are aiming to bring your chest as low as you can towards floor, arms 90 degree angle or lower.
3. Push yourself up to start position by straightening arms, not locking elbows out.
Tip – Maintain good posture throughout movement, keep weight evenly distributed through arms. If you cannot perform push ups on toes correctly, stick to knees until you build up strength. Slowing down the tempo of an exercise makes the movement harder and requires more effort by the muscles – increased results!
Target = chest, triceps, core