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A Guide to the Muscles Worked by Push-Ups

Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Push-ups work your chest, shoulders, back, core, and arm muscles.Maintain a straight line ...
Well+Good

5 Exercises to Do if Push-Ups Are Causing You Serious Shoulder Pain

While push-ups primarily target the chest, they also rely heavily on the shoulder joint and surrounding tissues. Not only is the shoulder complex, but it’s also one of the most movable and ...
body+soul

What are soleus push-ups? The seated calf exercise to lower blood sugar

Discover soleus push-ups – the simple seated calf exercise shown to reduce blood sugar spikes by more than 50 per cent and ...
Health.com

We Asked 5 Fitness Experts the Best Way to Modify a Push-Up—They All Said the Same Thing

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Push-ups work your chest, arms, core, and legs all at ...
USA Today

Functional strength training provides many health benefits. But you need to be careful.

When it comes to increasing your levels of physical activity, anything is better than nothing. "I always tell my clients that the best exercise is the one you're willing to do," says Austin "Ozzie" ...

4 Classic Bodyweight Moves That Build More Muscle Than Gym Workouts After 45

A coach shares four classic bodyweight moves that outbuild many gym workouts for strength and muscle after 45.
Tom's Guide

No, not push-ups — strength coach shares the benefits of overhead triceps extension and to how master the correct form

Exercises like push-ups (especially diamond push-ups) and tricep kickbacks are popular for targeting the triceps, but the overhead triceps extension is one exercise you shouldn’t overlook. This ...