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Push-Up Fitness Exercises
Push-Ups to Develop Arm Muscles - Exercise Workout and Fitness Program to Lose Weight
Strengthen Biceps and Upper Arms
Push-Up Exercises

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Guide to Push-Up Exercises

What are Push-Ups?

Push-Ups are exercises done to stretch and tone the front of the body and the upper arms (biceps and triceps muscles). Push-Ups are performed lying on your stomach on the floor. By raising your upper body, using your arms, you stretch your abs, chest and upper arms.

Push-Ups Develop Arm Muscles

Performing push-ups develop the main arm muscles, which are the biceps and triceps. The biceps, or biceps brachii, is the big muscle that runs along the front of the arm, flexing the arm and turning the palm upwards. The triceps run along the back of the arm and move the arm in towards the body.

Push-Ups Build Pectoral Muscles (Pecs)

The pectoral muscles are worked together with the arm muscles when doing push ups. The pectorals or 'pecs' are large muscles stretched across the upper chest in the front of the body. The pectoral muscles are used to flex and rotate the arms, move the shoulders and for pushing and pulling.

Push-Ups and Toning

Push-Ups are effective for tightening and toning loose skin on the inside of the arm. In normal life, we don't often use the triceps muscle - the under-side of the upper arm - and as a result this area becomes flabby. Push-Ups help tighten this area.

List of Fitness Exercises

Abdominal Exercises
Upper Abdominal Curl - Knee Abdominal Crunches - Abdominal Tilt
Lower Abdominal Pelvic Tilt - Side Abdominal Lift
Back Exercises - Knee Squeezes - Upper Back Curl - Spinal Twist
Butt Exercises - Butt Crossovers - Butt Raises - Butt Lifts - Pelvic Lift
Push Up Exercises - Simple Push-Ups - Advanced Push-Ups
Stretches - Ab Stretch - Butt Stretch - Hip - Groin - Hamstring
Thigh Exercises - Hamstring - Thigh Crunch - Thigh Squeeze - Crossover
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Crunches - Upper Ab Crunch - Lower Ab Crunch - Side Ab Crunch
Curls Exercises - Ab Curl Exercise - Lower Ab Curl - Side Curls
Sit Up Exercises - Sit-Ups - Extended Arm Sit-Ups - Folded-Arm Sit-Ups
Leg Raise Exercises
Lying - Standing - Side Leg - Back Leg - Double Leg - Knee Raise

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