Blinky –
I suppose women can do push ups. Its just they tend not to reside in 11219!
Seriously, I did not include women in my comment, because women have different physical structures, so I’m not sure if excercises that I’ve been advised to do applies across the board.
As far as pushups being bad for you? Nothing I saw on MayoCinic.org or anywhere else on the web would indicate that.
But I could be wrong. If so, I’d love to see the study. My brother-in-law (who is 50+lbs overweight) told me the “bike riding is unhealthy for men”. I checked with Mayo, and they said riding 100 or more miles a day, every day, may do some harm, but with the proper seat and bike fit, it will do more good than bad, so by all means, if you can do the miles, by all means, do them.
And 20+ miles a day can ONLY do good (unless you crash, which is obviously very bad).
Back to pushups, 10-15 a day? I cannot imagine any doctor telling you that is bad. But I could be wrong, so please direct me to the site where this was stated.
As far as I’ve read (and belived me, I’ve read plenty on the subject) core strength can only improve a persons overall health and balance