Lingerie Voucher Codes

Standing Press & Full Press Ups

1. Stand a foot away from a wall or door and place your 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 your body rigid, bent at hips and slowly lower the body, bending at the elbows

3. The same as point 2 however keep the knees further away from the hands (straight line between shoulders and knees) again keep the core strong preventing hips dropping or bum sticking out.

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. 

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Have you tried standing press or press ups or do you know any exercises that have worked for you. Let us know by leaving your comments below.
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