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1) Stand a foot
away from a wall or door (or more to intensify) and place hands on the
wall at shoulder height with fingers pointing upwards and hands 2+/-
feet apart. Lift heels and then bend arms at the elbows to a right angle
aiming to keep the body rigid in the core area (i.e. don't let your hips
fall forward or bum stick out)
2) On the floor on hands and knees (hands again about 2 feet
apart) Keep body rigid, bent at hips and slowly lower the body, bending
at the elbows
3) The same as 2 however the knees are further away from the
hands (straight line between shoulders and knees) again keep core strong
preventing hips dropping or bum sticking out.
4) Full press up - The only points of contact with the floor are
the hands and toes, keeping body straight and rigid from the head to
your heels.
A good tip with all of these exercises, to work the chest harder, is to
imagine you are trying to push your hands together as you push to
recruit the chest muscles first. These exercises are of course great for
the stubborn backs of the arms!
These exercises were suggested by Claire from The London Fitness
Consultancy Ltd.
Please take the
time to visit the London Fitness Website
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