This simple push-up variation builds muscle, protects your joints, and improves posture—making it one of the smartest bodyweight exercises you can do at home.

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Push-ups are one of the most effective bodyweight exercises for boosting ...

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Push-ups are great for building strength and muscle, and can be modified for all fitness levels. To start working up to push-ups, practice eccentric and incline exercises, a personal trainer says. As ...

The humble push-up is one of the greatest general conditioning exercises for climbers, and you can do them anywhere, no equipment required. "You always have ground," says Steve House, co-founder of ...

Leave it to Jennifer Lopez's trainer David Kirsch to come up with a hardest push-up variation I've ever seen—and then make it look super easy. Kirsch, who has worked with J.Lo for years, demonstrates ...

Push-ups are one of the most effective bodyweight exercises around. They recruit every major muscle group, challenging your upper body, core, glutes, and legs. Plus, you can do push-ups anywhere—so ...

The beauty of the push-up is that its simplicity is matched only by its effectiveness. Effective, at least, until you get bored. When done properly — that is, when done with your head aligned with ...

Push-ups are a full-body exercise that mainly strengthens your upper body. Doing variations of the push-up can help keep any bodyweight routine interesting and effective. Variations like the box ...