Place your hands on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width apart
Extend your legs straight back with your feet together or slightly apart
Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels
Brace your core and squeeze your glutes
Keep your neck neutral with your gaze slightly ahead of you
Lower your body by bending your elbows
Keep your elbows at about a 30 to 45 degree angle from your torso
Lower until your chest is close to the floor
Press through your palms to push your body back up
Fully extend your arms at the top without locking your elbows hard
Keep your hips from sagging or rising too high
Breathe in as you lower down
Breathe out as you push up
Move in a controlled manner throughout the exercise
Stop if you feel pain in your wrists, shoulders, or back