Press-up facts for kids

Navy Midshipmen doing push-ups after the Navy football team scored a touchdown.

A Press-up also called a push-up is an exercise move where a person lifts themself off the ground and back towards it with their arms. Press-ups help the pectoral muscles and triceps.

Images for kids

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  Animation of a full push-up (the wide positioning of the hands increases the push-up's use of chest muscles as opposed to arm muscles)

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  Side view of a push-up

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  Military recruits will often perform push-ups as part of their physical training. Here, U.S. Marine recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego perform push-ups in May 2005, as a part of their basic recruit training.

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  Planche position

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  The Hindu push-up, also known as a dand. This is the most basic version, similar to that used by Bruce Lee who referred to it as a cat stretch.

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  A U.S. Army employee demonstrates a one-arm push-up in an extended position.

See also

In Spanish: Flexión de codos para niños