Push ups ( check you fitness level)
What are push ups? No need to explain because most of us have done them at some point in their life or at least know how it is done.In today's money world most of us don't give time for our own health but 10 minutes of workout daily can increase your lifespan by some years.
Push ups are a good way to check physical fitness of ourselves. However, it does not mean that a person doing more push up than someone else is stronger than him.You can compare your performance from the table below.
Men Fitness Test
Women Fitness Test
(Source : Y's Way to Physical Fitness: The Complete Guide to Fitness Testing and Instruction)
Push ups are great overall muscle exercise but it's very important to do a Proper push up. A wrong push up can lead to no good results and you can even get injuries.There are some points you should remember before doing push ups.
- The most important thing is to make your body straight while doing a push-up, It won't be effective if you bend your body.
- You should place your hand little wider than your shoulder, too close or too wider will be a lot harder.
- You should keep your head slightly up instead of exact down.
- Place your legs in the position you are comfortable.
- You should always touch your chest to the ground and go back to the starting point. Always go down in a controlled manner, never rush it.
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Tell your Score down below
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I like this, gives people a goal. They get easier the more you do them. Its getting started. I use to be weak, so i started doing them on an incline, lean against a stair case and lower myself a step every week till i was able to do them properly.
Agreed. When you do it in starting it feels so hard but overtime when new muscle builds it become easier.
Extremely informative post and most of us just ignore the importance of pushups in our fast and busy life. A few minutes of pushups daily will certainly have its own health benefits .
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Upvoted by Emma
Great post ! I do push ups from time to time.