Health aNd Fitness Guide

Take a bench (piano or weight) and set it in front of you. Bend your knees and place your hands on the bench, with your hands separated shoulder distance. Step both feet back so that your body resembles a plank. Just as it does in the push-up, your midsection stabilizes, keeping your buttocks in the air. Looking down at the bench and supporting the weight of your body with your chest, lower yourself until you’re about an inch away from the bench. Inhale on the way down and then press your body away from the bench, breathing out, with a smooth motion.

This type of push-up will utilize the same muscles as the regular push-up, but the attention will be on the lower part of the chest and the outer edge, the part that creates a well-defined chest.