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Push-ups are a foundational upper-body exercise where you lower and raise your body in a plank position using your arms. They build the chest, shoulders, and triceps while your core, glutes, and back work to keep your body rigid. Place your hands slightly wider than your shoulders, extend your legs behind you, and lower your chest toward the floor by bending your elbows at roughly a forty-five-degree angle to your body. Press back up while keeping your body in a straight line from head to heels, never letting your hips sag or rise. Keep your core braced and your neck neutral throughout. Drop to your knees or elevate your hands to scale the difficulty. Push-ups are among the most efficient bodyweight exercises for pressing strength, requiring no equipment while training the upper body and core together as one unit.

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