The beauty of the push-up is that its simplicity is matched only by its effectiveness. Effective, at least, until you get bored. When done properly — that is, when done with your head aligned with ...

What muscles do push ups work? The classic strength-training exercise recruits lots of different muscles for movement and stabilization, but it mainly targets your chest, shoulders and upper arms.

Truly a full-body workout, push-ups target your chest, triceps, shoulders, and core for a complete movement pattern that's—let's face it—about as challenging as they come. Below, Lampa breaks down how ...

Plyometric (or, plyo) push-ups are a set of exercises that focus on your chest, shoulders, triceps, and abs. These push-ups are designed to give you more power, which is essential for fast and ...

The good news is you don't have to settle! The world of push-ups is vast and wonderful, full of variations that adapt to your current level and allow you to keep progressing. If the standard push-up ...

The push-up pros said the classic exercise is a good measurement of muscular strength and endurance as one ages. The standard true push-up engages most major muscle groups in the body, including legs, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Let’s be honest, you can’t get a more simple, yet effective, exercise for ...

Push-ups are the most common exercise we will ever do. It is likely the first exercise you ever did as a kid. Then you played around with one-arm push-ups. Applying "variety" to push-ups seemed ...