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Getting the Best Push-up Technique

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A highly flexible exercise is the push-up. Push-ups build core strength and help you get a total body workout. When correctly performed, push-ups use muscles in the shoulders, chest, back, abdomen and legs. If you perform push-ups incorrectly, however, you risk injury and may not get results from the time and effort you expended doing the exercises.
With some attention to proper form, you can perform push-ups properly and in a way that prevents injury.

Generally, good push-up form and technique include the following sequential steps:

·    Lie chest-down on the floor with your palms flat and slightly more than shoulder-width apart, legs straight and toes tucked under your feet.
·    Straighten your arms to a point prior to where the elbows lock as you push your body up off the floor, maintaining a straight body line and exhaling.
·    Then, contract your abdominals and inhale as you bend your arms to lower your body slowly until your chest touches the floor. Keep your body straight, your knees off the floor and your feet together.
·    Pause for a moment. Straighten your arms for a second push-up, and exhale as you raise your body.

While these terms may be unfamiliar to you, we can explain how each one is performed and determine which would be most appropriate for your health needs.
Talk to us before you get started on a routine individually designed to include the best variations and techniques to help you achieve your fitness and health goals.  By monitoring your form and making sure you are positioned to perform push-ups correctly, we can help you safely and effectively get the most from this form of exercise.
As with many exercises they may not be good for you if you had certain injuries or conditions.  Check with your physical therapist prior to starting or call or email me at Apex to get started safely!

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Tom Willemann

Tom Willemann

Tom Willemann is a premier physical therapist based out of Bergen County, New Jersey. He holds an MS in physical therapy from the University of Miami, is credentialed in the world-renowned McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), and holds an OCS (Orthopedic Clinical Specialist) certification. As of 2018, there are approximately 14,000 ABPTS certified specialists in the nation and less than 400 of them are located in the state of New Jersey. Tom is the owner and director of Apex Orthopedic Rehabilitation in Paramus. He opened the clinic, which specializes in spine and sports injury prevention, in 2004 after many years of experience in the field. Tom’s caring interest in others and his strong belief in continuity of care, combined with his clinic’s ability to find solutions for the most difficult orthopedic problems, have earned Apex Orthopedic Rehabilitation its excellent reputation with patients and medical professionals in northeastern New Jersey and beyond. A true “family man,” Tom takes pride in his clinic’s warm and welcoming environment.
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