The WELLthy Mom Push Up Exercise

The WELLthy Mom push up exercise encourages me to stick to my workout routine at home in the cold weather months. I have to be honest, working out was somewhat nonexistent when I had my third child because I was exhausted all the time. One day I was listening to Shawn Stevenson’s podcast The Model Health Show. He was talking about the only five exercises you need to do if you don’t have time for a regular gym schedule. I was all ears because as a busy WELLthy wife mom it sounded like he was talking directly to me. Basically, the five exercises consist of pushups, lunges, squats, deadlifts and pull-ups. Planks have always been part of my workout routine so I also include them as well.

The WELLthy Mom push up exercise is beneficial for building upper body strength. They work the triceps, pectoral muscles, and shoulders. When done with proper form, they can also strengthen the lower back and core by engaging (pulling in) the abdominal muscles. My personal trainer, aka Hubby, always says it’s better to do two pushups right than 10 wrong. Some days, I do the knee pushup and some days I go straight to the standard push.

I believe in variations when it comes to workout and push ups are not only a fast and effective exercise for building strength but there are variations you can easily incorporate in your workout routine.

1. Standard push up
The basic starting point.

2. Knee push up
Strengthens the upper body.

3. Wide-grip push up
Engages the shoulders more.

4. Close-grip push up
Engages the triceps more.

5. Clap push up
Improves power.

6. One leg push up
Engages the core more.

7. Spider-Man push up
Engages the core more and improves hip mobility.

8. One arm push up
Forces the chest to work in an unbalanced state.

9. Incline push up
Engages the lower chest and triceps.

10.More Variations of push up

When getting to the gym is not a possibility, I do the WELLthy Mom push up exercise at home. It’s about giving priority to what helps me stay on track of my whole well-being lifestyle journey and understanding that health is wealth. It’s not the least bit easy but so worth it. The WELLthy Mom push up exercise variations are exercises that give you a total body conditioning feel and build up your upper body while strengthening your core muscles.

I can’t change the old me but I can create a new me. The choice is mine and mine only. I choose a healthy lifestyle to build a long lasting life with Hubby and my girls. There is so much to look forward to and a healthy body will help me enjoy the journey.