Push Ups Exercise

How do you do push ups? That's a good question. This is another workout, as well as a strength exercise, where you lift your own body. Most of us think completing a treadmill exercise will burn more calories, but did you ever think about how many calories you can burn when you do push ups. This is a strength gaining workout, looks simple but it is tough. This exercise can burn up to 100 calories when you do 100 push ups. The more weight you put on, the more calories you can burn; the more repetitions you do, the more shape you gain. One of the best body weight training. The following steps will help you perform this exercise properly:

When you go down

Front view of Push Up

            -  Kneel down on the floor.
            -  Bend down slowly and place your palms on the ground in front of you.
            -  Keeping the arms straight and locked, support all your weight of the body
               on your Palms and extend your both the legs backward.
            -  Your feet on your toes, Palms wider than your chest and the legs should
                be straight to your chest.
            -  Slowly bend your elbows going down till your chest is just above the ground.
            -  Your head parallel to your body.
            -  This is the position where you need to feel all your weight on the upper body,
                the lower is just to support your push up.
            -  The key point to this exercise is the more push ups you do, the more shape and
                calories you can burn.


After you get accustomed to this particular exercise, you may try more difficult type push ups such as the following:
         
            -  Incline Push-ups
            -  Decline Push-ups
            -  Diamond Push-ups
            -  Front Clap Push-ups
            -  One Arm Push-ups
            -  T-Push-ups