Benefits of Push-ups

Pushups – the best workout to strengthen your arms and shape your upper body & back.

Simple and yet effective, changing the type of push-ups can target the required areas.

“Push up is one exercise which almost everybody has heard. One of the popular calisthenics exercise worldwide, push up is a compound exercise which can train two or more muscles at the same time like deltoid muscles, chest and triceps, besides your core muscles. Also not to forget, pushups do not require any equipment and can be done anywhere,” said Dhiraj Khatri of Anytime Fitness.

The workout regime that you hate the most without realizing that your body needs it the most,HealthyDunia.com finds some of the benefits of pushups:

1. Builds strength

One of the oldest and the most basic exercise strengthens the muscles of your upper body. It allows you to build optimal strength in the forearms, wrists, upper arms, shoulders and chest. “It also strengthens core muscles which are activated while performing pushups,” said Dhiraj.

2. Building Core Strength

In addition to building upper body strength and enhancing more power in the arms, shoulders and hands, pushups – if done appropriately - can build core muscles. “Since it is a compound exercise, it increases strength of the whole upper body,” added Dhiraj.

3. Popular exercise

The fitness expert said that pushup is one of the popular exercises which is being taken in all major physical examination to check the upper body strength. It is the oldest and effective form of exercise which requires no equipments.

4. No age bar

Since it’s a calisthenics – one has to lift his own body weight – pushups can be performed by every age group, be it a school kid to a 60-year-old person. It suggests that pushups are an excellent form of strength training for all age group.

5. Enhances metabolism

Pushups lead to physical exertion which forces your heart to work hard leading to faster pumping of the blood. This increase in metabolism helps you to burn more calories. It is rightly said that the benefits of pushups are felt even hours after the exercise is over.

6. No-hassle workout

For pushups you do not require to buy expensive equipments, nor get a gym membership or a personal trainer. Now you cannot blame the rain or the heat because pushup is a hassle-free exercise which requires a small space in your home.

7. Confidence boost

Regular pushups make you stronger and improve your overall conditioning. But it is worth mentioning that pushups can boost your confidence – yes it can enhance strength similar to those who spend hours in the gym and that too at no cost at all! Being fitter allows you to be smarter too.

8. Safe-guards from injury

Pushup is very effective since done in full range of motions. This is very essential and also saves from injuries that can be caused during many other forms of exercises, explains Dhiraj.