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push-ups

  • plural
    of push-up.
    push-up
    noun
    an exercise in which a person, keeping a prone position with the hands palms down under the shoulders, the balls of the feet on the ground, and the back straight, pushes the body up and lets it down by an alternate straightening and bending of the arms.

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For example, participants could perform push-ups against a wall or countertop rather than on the floor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

In that smaller study, 24 older adults performed just 30 seconds of push-ups and squats each day.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

An early riser who starts many mornings with knuckle push-ups and stair climbing, Foran, 65, is often at the office by 6 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Bodyweight training, also known as calisthenics, uses your own body weight for exercises such as push-ups, squats and pull-ups to help build strength.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Ten push-ups for you, twenty for you,” he would growl as he inspected a line of ten million people.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer