DonnaJean Wilde holds world records for the longest plank and most push-ups by a woman. She said to start small when getting ...

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DonnaJean Wilde, 59, holds the world records for the longest plank and most push-ups by a woman. She can plank for 4.5 hours and do 1,575 push-ups in an hour. She shared tips on how to get and ...

Engage all the muscles in your core and legs so your body is like a stiff plank, and keep the same good form as if you were doing a push-up from the floor. Do your set of push-ups this way.

The push-up falls into the push pattern, a function you perform in your daily life. You move your body from the top of a straight-arm plank down to the floor and back up again to do a push-up.

Additionally, doing push-ups with proper form — like holding your body in a steady plank position — is important to avoid injury. That's why beginners may want to start with an inclined push ...