Previous Exercise of the Day

Old-Fashioned Push-Up

The old-fashioned push-up is one of the origional totaly body exercises - meaning it workes many of the muscles in the body all together. It workd your chest, arms, abs, butt, and legs, and upper back!! Keep in mide we burn fat/calories in the muscles so we want our exercises to make as many muscles as possible do their jobs (that way you don't have to exercise for 8 hours just do 8 exercises!!) The push-up is also one of the best core (that famous doughnut around the midsection) exercises. Inorder to not let your back sag toward the floor you have to contract your belly - this essentially supports all your body weight, making the push-up as effective as a crunch!!

INSTRUCTIONS: Lay face down on the floor. Hands are wider than shoulder width apart. Easier: Bend your knees so your feet point toward the ceiling. Press through your palms and your knees to lift your body off of the floor. Remember your belly is pulled in like you are trying on a tight pair of pants. Keep your spine like a steel rod - no bending. Roll your shoulders back away from your ears. Bend your elbows bringing your ENTIRE torso toward the floor (not just the upper body - lower everything together as one unit). Push through the palms to straighten the arms again. Harder: Lay with your legs outstretched, curl our toes into the floor. Press through your palms and your knees to lift your body off of the floor. Remember your belly is pulled in like you are trying on a tight pair of pants. Keep your spine like a steel rod - no bending. Roll your shoulders back away from your ears. Bend your elbows bringing your ENTIRE torso toward the floor (not just the upper body - lower everything together as one unit). Push through the palms to straighten the arms again.

REPETITIONS / SETS

Reps: 12 - 15 (how many times to repeat an exercise in a single set)

Sets: 2 - 3 (how many times to come back to an exercise)