Doing push ups is great for your core, arms and shoulders. To add a level of difficulty, you can use a BOSU Balance Trainer. Using it upside down gives you a good platform for your hands and at the same time makes keeping balance difficult.
If you want to see how to do a basic push up without a BOSU, check out my push up video.
HOW TO…
- Position yourself in a High Plank position on the BOSU trainer. The BOSU is used upside down as mentioned in the first paragraph. If needed, spread your legs a little to position your feet a little apart for more stability.
- Move your hand to the outer side of the BOSU for maximum grip and control.
- Slowly lower your upper body, bringing your chest closer to the BOSU.
- Move as low as you can without touching the BOSU and loosing control.
- Now slowly push yourself back up into the high plank pose.
Progression: Perform the Push Up on BOSU 10 times in one sequence. Move slower to make the exercise more difficult.
Variation: Too difficult? Start by keeping your knees on the floor to get familiar with the exercise and increase your abilities. You can also deflate the BOSU a little bit to make it less ‘wobbly’, which will make it easier to keep your balance during the push up on BOSU.