Decline Push-up (on stability ball)

Perform a decline push-up on a stability ball to engage your chest, shoulders, and core. This variation increases the challenge by elevating your feet.

  1. Start by placing your feet on the stability ball and your hands on the floor, shoulder-width apart.
  2. Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels.
  3. Lower your chest towards the floor by bending your elbows.
  4. Push back up to the starting position, maintaining a strong core throughout.

How to perform the Decline Push-up (on stability ball)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Decline Push-up (on stability ball) using your stability ball.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your triceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your triceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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