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Take care with: shoulders, wrists, neck

If you have trouble with your shoulders or wrists or neck, check with a doctor or physio first. In the app we automatically swap this exercise for a gentler one when you report it.

Pike push-up

No equipmentIntermediate

How to

  1. 1

    Get into an inverted V: hands and feet on the floor, hips high.

  2. 2

    Bend your elbows and lower your head towards the floor in front of your hands.

  3. 3

    Keep your elbows pointing back, not out to the sides.

  4. 4

    Push back up into the inverted V.

Tips

The closer your feet are to your hands, the more your shoulders work.

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