Upper Body Exercises: Toning, Posture, and Pull-Up Success

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Healthy young guy doing push up exercise

Can You Learn to do a Perfect Pushup in a Week?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Mark Swedberg

Trends in fitness come and go but there is one exercise that is classic, works multiple body parts, is inexpensive and can be performed by individuals at any fitness level: the pushup. The best way to work toward a perfect pushup is by progressively increasing the difficulty of the motion.