Exercise of the Day!

Spiderman Push-ups

Targets: obliques, rectus abdominis.
This exercise requires you to go from 4 contact points to 3 contact points.

1. Assume a standard push up position on the floor, arms fully extended (up-position) and legs extended straight back, with the feet approximately 8-12 inches apart.

2. Your hips and shoulders should be aligned, so that your back is parallel with the floor.

3. From this position start lowering down into the push up down position, allowing the right foot to come off the floor and bringing the right knee forward towards the right elbow.

4. In the bottom position your knee and elbow should almost or slightly touch.

5. As you begin to the extend back up, start moving the foot backwards to the start position. The foot should touch back down as the arms return to the full extended position.

* From here you should repeat the action on the opposite side of the body until all repetitions have been performed.

Note:
Individuals who cannot perform full push ups, can still perform the spiderman push up by starting off in a kneeling push up position and following all exercise cues as described above. Exercise provided by: www.shapefit.com