by Molly Rausch L1 Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Athletic Trainer
Hello everyone! This week’s “Fitness Tip of the Week” is on proper push-up form. This is a great strength move to incorporate into your fitness routine. A hard move, but a great move.
Why are they so challenging? At the surface level, it is a great, equipment-free exercise that helps build upper body strength. If you dive deeper, the push-up is great for strengthening your back and core as well. They are hard because it requires a lot of muscle strength. When one push-up technique starts to get easier, changing your hand, elbow, or foot position keeps the progress going.
Tips on Proper Form
- Feet: Flexed and perpendicular to the floor and spaced no wider than hip width apart.
- Knees: Should be straight with no sag UNLESS you are performing a push-up on your knees.
- Hips: No sagging or tilting.
- Back: Should remain straight. Do not let the low back sag down to the ground.
- Core: Remain engaged to stabilize trunk.
- Shoulders: Pulled back and away from your ears. No excessive sagging or rounding.
- Head: Should remain inline with your spine. Chin should be tuck. Do not let your head sag toward the ground .
If you have any questions on this topic, please feel free to contact me at mrausch@healthworksfitness.com or leave a comment below!
Molly’s Fitness Tip of the Week 