A toned upper body is important, and one of the most effective exercises you can do to target this area is the push-up. Plus, this move works the entire core. Here are a dozen challenging push-up variations to strengthen and tone your upper body while giving you a total-body workout.
This move will tone those love handles!
Working with the arms at different levels will challenge your upper body in a new way.
This is a great variation to whittle the waist while working your arms.
One-arm push-ups may feel like they're beyond your ability, but this asymmetrical push-up forces you to work one arm more than the other making it good prep for that impossible-sounding challenge.
Another yogic push-up variation to really target your lats, upper back, and abs! As a bonus, you also get a nice stretch for your calves.
The different hand positions work different muscles in the chest and arms. Try to catch a little air as you move your hands from side to side to work toward a plyometric push-up.
This variation focuses extra work on the triceps.