How to do push-ups
Body in one straight line — no sagging hips.
Step by step
- Place your hands slightly wider than your shoulders, fingers forward.
- Brace your stomach and squeeze your glutes so your body forms a straight line.
- Lower your chest towards the floor, elbows tracking back at about 45°.
- Press back up until your arms are straight, without locking out hard.
The cue that matters: Body in one straight line — no sagging hips.
How it progresses over eight weeks
In the Fitness Akhi programme, push-ups appear on Push & Core day, for 3 rounds. The target rises every two weeks — these are the intermediate figures, and there are easier and harder tiers either side of them.
| Weeks 1–2 | Weeks 3–4 | Weeks 5–6 | Weeks 7–8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 reps | 12 reps | 15 reps | 18 reps |
The target is a lookup, not a formula: each exercise has its own table, hand-set, so one movement can progress faster than another on the same day.
Where it fits
It is one of the exercises in a six-day rotation that runs for eight weeks. Each session is a circuit — you work through the day's exercises in order, then repeat the whole list 3 times — and the app walks you through it one screen at a time, keeping the phone awake so you never have to touch it mid-set.