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an easier first step is to try these pushups from an easier starting position, and so from a position where you are resting your knees on the ground rather than lifting your whole body from the ground as in a full pushup movement. You can do this exercise by placing your finger tips stretched out against a wall of your house and pushing yourself in and outwards towards the wall thereby simulating a push up as well.

Exercise Two: The Flick

You can do this one, one hand at a time, or with both hands at once. It's simple enough to perform. Just put your thumb together with your first finger into a flicking position, as if you are going to flick chewing gum from sticking to the tip of your thumb. And then while at the same time trying to hold the position closed, and preventing the flick, flick on past this preventing force, and so forcefully flick your finger outwards.

After a few such flicks you can move on to the next finger, and so to go right on flicking right along the line of fingers to the little finger. Then come back, and start all over again. To flick the thumb as well just alter its position at the start of the movement by putting it inside rather, than outside of the other finger.

As a variation to the flick. Instead of performing the flick just hold the initial position, and push outwards against the holding finger for a few moments, and so create a sort of isometric contraction for your fingers, and hold this tensed position for a few seconds.

Exercise Three: The Pliers

This exercise derives its name from the action of pliers. You begin by placing the tip of your first finger against the tip of your thumb with the one and the same hand. And then with your other hand place your finger and thumb in a similar position, but position it now placed over the top of your other finger and thumb. And so one thumb is on the outside of the first, and your first pointer finger is outside of the other inside pointer finger.

Then the movement is simply to apply the plier like squeeze. While trying to open and move apart your finger and thumb try to squeeze, and hold them closed together at the same time with the outer finger and thumb. The resistance will create tension which you work against as you slowly open the inside fingers.

After a few repetitions of this you can move along your fingers, and exercise each one in the same way. After completing this you can then try the slight variation achieved by reversing the movement, and trying to push inwards with the outer

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