| Strength training has many benefits including: | | | | - Delts (shoulders) |
| - Boosting metabolism | | | | - How to do a push up 1. Lie on your stomach with |
| - Burning calories | | | | your legs together. The palms of your hands should |
| - Preventing bone loss | | | | also be on the floor next to you at the level of your |
| - Strength training is expensive The only problem | | | | shoulders. |
| with strength training is that it can be expensive. It is | | | | 2. Straighten out your arms slowly. Keep your back |
| not cheap to join a health club. Home gyms cost an | | | | straight, abs tight, and legs straight as you raise your |
| arm and a leg. It can also be expensive to buy free | | | | body. |
| weights. So when you are "broke", what do you do? | | | | 3. When your arms are straight, lower your body until |
| Well, I have a piece of exercise equipment that I | | | | your chest almost touches the floor. Keep your back |
| know you can afford. It is your body. Body weight | | | | straight, abs tight, and legs straight as you lower |
| exercises use your body as resistance. These | | | | your body. |
| exercises are good because they stimulate more | | | | Aim for three sets of twelve reps. |
| muscles than free weights or machines. | | | | ***If you can not do regular push-ups, try modified |
| Push-ups | | | | push-ups until you can do regular push-ups. |
| The body weight exercise that most people have | | | | Modified push-ups are the same as regular push-ups |
| done, or tried to do, is the push-up. This is an | | | | except you do them on your knees. |
| excellent exercise. It targets many muscles including: | | | | Push-ups are an excellent way to get a good |
| - Pecs (chest) - Primary target | | | | upper-body workout. Do them and Don't Go Broke. |
| - Triceps (back of arm) | | | | |