Fitness From the Pro

How about the push up!!  It’s a great upper body workout, chest, shoulders, back, abs, just about everything.  Today, I’m going to give you a new twist, literally, on the push up, so you can add this to your push up workout routine.

This push up exercise is called Fly Push Ups.  This is performed just like a regular push up on the toes.   The hands are directly under the shoulders, abs tight.  Inhale on the way down and exhale as you push up.  When the arms are extended, you’ll want to lift the left arm off the floor, and rotate the body left, into a side plank.   Rotate the body, facing down and execute one regular push up.  Then lift the right arm and rotate body to the right into a side plank.  Repeat and do as many as you can.   It is imperative to keep the abdominals tight for control.

To modify this push up exercise, it’s ok to put your knees on the floor.  As you lift your left arm and rotate your body to the left, keep the right knee on the floor and extend the left leg above it.    Just reverse legs as you rotate to the right, left knee stays on the floor, and extend the right leg above it.  It is important to maintain a straight hard body.