Exercise of the Week: Pushups

Pushups are one of my favorite upper body moves because it works multiple muscle groups at the same time. Even better, there are a number of ways to change the exercise so that you're working your muscles in different ways--do them on your knees, on the ball, with palms wide or narrow, on an incline or decline...the possibilities are endless.

Try this ball pushup:  Place toes, shins or knees on the ball, hands on the floor a little wider than shoulders. Keeping abs tight and back flat, slowly bend elbows and lower torso, stopping when elbows are 90 degrees. Push up to starting position and repeat for 8-16 reps.  To make it easier, keep the ball under the upper thighs. Visit my Sample Chest Workout Page for more chest exercises.