What Happens To Your Back When You Do Pushups Every Day

Pushups are a great exercise you can do with no equipment or gym membership. Almost all exercises are either a pull or push exercise, and the pushups are, well, a push exercise. This is because nearly all the muscles in your body are working when doing this exercise — chest, arms, shoulders, back, and core. Strengthening these muscles will help you with any pushing movement you need to do in your daily life, and engaging in a push-pull workout routine is common for bodybuilders and athletes (via Health). 

Byrdie adds that pushups work your legs, too. They are a whole-body exercise, and nearly anyone can do them. To use proper form during your pushup, think of it as a moving plank. Other than bending your elbows to lower your body toward the floor, nothing else is bending. Start in plank form with your hands and feet shoulder-width apart and palms and toes on the floor. Your body needs to be in line from your head to your ankles. Engage your stomach and glute muscles, and keep your gaze above your fingers. Bend your elbows and allow your body to lower, so your chest is hovering above the floor, almost touching. Then, push your body back up into the starting position. Doing pushups every day will have your back thanking you.