How Many Push-Ups Can You Do?

How Many Push-Ups Can You Do?
Push-ups can be done several different ways with notable benefits. Dean Drobot/Shutterstock
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If you’re interested in stronger muscles, better cardiovascular health, and improved body composition, you may not have to look much further than the floor.

How many push-ups you could do used to be more about bragging rights than health benefits, but push-ups have a lot to say a lot about your health. Including them into your daily routine, or at least performing them multiple times per week, may lead to worthwhile health improvements and a better quality of life.

Mohan Garikiparithi
Mohan Garikiparithi
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Mohan Garikiparithi, MD, practiced clinical medicine for over a decade before shifting his focus to health communications. During his practice he served as the head of the Dept. of Microbiology in India. During a three-year communications program in Germany, Mohan developed an interest in German Medicine (Homoeopathy), and other alternative systems of medicine.
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