The muscles worked by push-ups include the chest, shoulders, back, core, and arm muscles. This exercise is a great addition to any workout. There are several ways to modify or amplify your push-ups.

The push-up (or press-up) is the do-everything, no-kit exercise for the upper body – and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. If your motivations are more immediately ...

Regularly doing push-ups can shape your upper body. Or can it? Well, it’s not quite that simple. There are many factors to consider. This is why determining the right number of push-ups for muscle ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Push-ups work multiple upper-body and core muscles ...

Try this 10-day wall push-up challenge after 60 from a CSCS to build upper-body strength with daily progressions.

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Push-ups work your chest, arms, core, and legs all at ...

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Dru Calloway conducts push-ups aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, June 13, 2025. (Thomas Cieslak/U.S. Navy photo) Mastering push-ups and ...