Push Up Stand - Exercises

Place your knees and shins on the floor in a crawl position, with spine straight, head down and inline with spine. Begin by placing your hands underneath your shoulders, grasp push up stand handles. Extend arms.

Bend at your elbows, lowering your chest down. Aim to make a right angle with your arms. Keep a straight line through your spine, avoiding forcing your bottom into the air, and also arching of the back. The rhythm should be smooth, with one push every 2 seconds.

Place your knees on the floor and cross your feet at your ankles and elevate, with spine straight, head down and inline with spine. Begin by placing your hands underneath your shoulders, grasp push up stand handles. Extend arms.

Begin by placing your hands underneath your shoulders, grasp push up stand handles. Extend arms. Toes touching floor, legs extended out fully, spine straight, head down and inline with spine.

Sit on floor, place the Push Up stands just outside your either side of you thighs.

Raise your bottom up off the floor as your grasp Push Up handles keep your hands just outside of your thighs, fingers pointing forward, with feet on the floor and knees slightly bent. Retract your shoulder blades (bring shoulders back and down so as to prevent forward rounding, which can cause strain). Keep your elbows going straight back and lower your butt toward the floor until your elbows are at right angles, then press yourself back up.

You can make this more intense by 1) placing your feet farther from you, 2) putting your heels on an aerobic step, 3) using a stability ball for your legs.

Sit on floor, place the Push Up stands just outside your body about 6 to eight inches on either side.

Raise your bottom up off the floor as your grasp Push Up handles keep your hands just outside of your thighs, fingers pointing forward, with feet on the floor and knees slightly bent.