| Push ups are one of the best exercises around. The | | | | base and more muscles engage to keep your balance. |
| reason push ups are one of the best exercise is the | | | | Once you have mastered feet close together, raise |
| countless variations available of the exercise. One | | | | one foot off the ground to make it even more difficult. |
| such variation of the classic push up is the soccer ball | | | | You could even switch how you position your hands. |
| push up. Some people with advocate using a medicine | | | | Start out with thumbs facing in, with fingers forward. |
| ball, but I think more people have a soccer ball lying | | | | You could also try thumbs facing back and fingers |
| around the house than a medicine ball. Either way, use | | | | facing in. Theses variations will target your chest and |
| a ball (even a basketball) you have around the house. | | | | shoulders differently. |
| Place both hands on the ball and keep your feet | | | | Another variation is having one hand on the ground |
| together. Perform push ups just like you would in the | | | | and the other on the ball. Perform two repetitions and |
| classic mode. You will notice that your core must really | | | | then switch hands being on the floor. Combine these |
| engage to keep your balance. This works a good | | | | various positions to come up with many different |
| portion of your body with just one exercise. | | | | combinations. Use your imagination and come up with |
| You can also vary the difficulty of the exercise by | | | | some new variations of your own. Soon you will come |
| how wide apart you position your feet. Feet wide | | | | up with your own soccer ball push up workout. I hope |
| apart creates a more stable base, thus making the | | | | this helps you reach your fitness goals! |
| exercise easier. Feet close together destabilizes your | | | | |