Benefits and Common errors of Hindu Push Ups

Benefits of Hindu Push Ups:

A Chance to Work All Major Muscle Groups in One Fell Swoop:

The Hindu Push Up hits pretty much everything from your shoulders to your toes. You can even get a nice neck stretch when you reach the last phase of the exercise and look up to toward the ceiling. This push up strengthens all of major muscle groups. It is fantastic for your shoulders, but it also helps to strengthen your core, legs, back, hips and chest. Your hands and feet even get in on this action since they are an instrumental part of the movement.

A Massage for Your Internal Organs and Your Spine:

You can feel the benefits from the inside-out, since this exercise is a gentle flow of motion. Provided you don't have major back issues, this is great for strengthening your spine since your whole back is in motion.

Doubles as a Great Full Body Stretch:

Often envisioned as our body as a wave hitting the shore, this fluid but powerful exercise stretches everything that it strengthens simultaneously, including wrists and ankles, something we tend to overlook in everyday stretching.

Cardiovascular Benefits:

This movement has a flow of motion, which requires you to move your entire body, lowering it and raising it back up, which in turn will raise your heart rate, particularly when first starting out. In addition, as you increase your repetitions, you will maintain a steady elevated heart rate. You will also find that your breathing has deepened, which is good for your cardiovascular system.

Endurance:

The Hindu Push Up rivals the endurance we ask of our legs in many exercises. You can build on your endurance daily as you increase your repetitions.

Free and Mobile:

A simple beauty of this push up is that it can be done anywhere with no additional equipment and it doesn't cost a thing.

Common Errors:

1. Letting your knees and waist touch the ground.

2. Going up and down straight and not in an arc or semicircle.

I recommend that beginners start with 3 to 5 sets of 5 reps, and do these everyday to learn faster. Once you start getting the hang of it, you can do 1 to 3 sets and do as many reps as possible. If you lack the strength to do even 1 rep, then start by doing them at the start of your workouts. Advanced trainees can do it at the end of their workouts for a great finisher to help release more growth hormones.