INSTRUCTION
• Kneel on floor in a front support position with hands shoulder-width apart and eye line forwards over fingernails.
• Breathe in as you lower the body until the chest lowers near the floor.
• Then breathe out as you push-up to the starting position.
• Maintain a tight body from the shoulders to the knee.
• Ensure head and neck alignment is maintained at all times with the rest of the body for the development of good posture.

HAND PLACEMENT VARIATIONS
• Close-grip – hands positioned directly under shoulders with upper arm sliding against body when lowering and raising (master this exercise before progressing).
• Normal position – hands positioned outside shoulder alignment.
• Wide grip – hands wide.
• Split grip –one hand forward of shoulder the other hand back.

Progression:
• Establish set-up in front support position with hands and feet on ground.
• Hands on ground, legs on Fitness ball
• Hands on Fitness Ball, feet on ground
• Hands on Medicine ball, feet on ground

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