Day 7 - Daily Uplift - Proper push-up

Tip, before beginning the push-ups. Get into position, take a deep inhalation through your nose then begin doing the push-ups gently exhaling through your mouth try to do 2-4 push-ups with each inhalation and exhalation. Aim for as many Push-ups as you can do without breaking form, do this amount every day until you can comfortably add more reps. Aim for 3-5 sets a day. Keep your body straight including your neck, point fingers slightly inward. If you get pain in the elbows or shoulders adjust hand position. A proper push-up will build and strengthen the following muscles; Pectoralis major: The largest chest muscle, responsible for the downward phase of the pushup, controlling the descent of the torso towards the floor, and pushing the body back up to the starting position. Pectoralis minor: A smaller muscle under the pectoralis major, helping to keep the scapulae (shoulder blades) in position, allowing for correct posture of the shoulders and upper back. Triceps brachii: A large muscle on the back of the upper arm, responsible for the upward phase of the pushup, extending the arm, and stabilizing the torso during the downward phase. Anterior deltoids: The front part of the shoulder muscles, helping to adduct (bring inward) the shoulder joint during the upward phase of the pushup and stabilizing the shoulders during the downward phase. Core muscles: The abdominals (rectus abdominis, transversus abdominis, internal and external obliques, and pyramidalis) and deep back muscles (erector spinae and multifidus) work together to maintain a straight back, engage during the downward phase, and help stabilize the body during the exercise. Shoulder muscles: The serratus anterior muscle, which assists in rotating the scapulae and stabilizing the shoulder joint, is also engaged during the pushup. These muscles work together to perform the pushup movement, making it a compound exercise that targets multiple muscle groups simultaneously.