Learn the right technique to do push-ups from experts
The push-up is an upper-body exercise that works on the pectoral muscles on our chest and triceps on our legs. “It is done keeping your head to toe in a straight line and primarily moving the elbow. Anyone who can hold a plank for a minute can easily start on a push-up,” says Arvind Ashok, co-founder, The Quad, Chennai.
Getting the technique right is important for its efficacy. To do a standard push up, start by lying face down on the floor with hands slightly wider than shoulder-width. Raise your body off the floor by extending your arms. Make sure to keep your upper body and lower body in a straight line. Bring the body closer to the floor by bending your arms and repeat. “Grip the palm to the floor and squeeze the armpits together while doing it. If done wrong, it can cause cause strain on our joints and lead to injury,” he says.
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January 20, 2021 10:23 IST
The exercise targets the quadriceps, hamstrings and the glute muscles and helps to strengthen the lower body
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The exercise targets the quadriceps, hamstrings and the glute muscles and helps to strengthen the lower body
A squat is the act of crouching of folding the knees with feet flat on the ground, glutes almost down to the floor. A squat can be performed to different depths, ranging from the deep (where your glutes are below your knees) to shallow (where you bend knees only slightly). It can either be done with our body weight or with added weights like a Kettlebell or a barbell.
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COVID-19 taught us that we need not get out to get fit
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COVID-19 taught us that we need not get out to get fit
2020 toppled, among other things, our fitness routines. The first few days into the lockdown, we took it easy. Slept in, lazed around and revelled in the prospect of not having to rush to work, the gym or the grocery store …. As days progressed, however, the charm waned. “I missed going to the gym. I needed that environment to get my day started,” says Jamshed S P, a Kochi-based businessman, whose pre-COVID days started with a one-and-a-half hour workout in the gym.