(Primary muscles: inner and outer pectorals)

Adjust the seat pad so your arms align roughly with your shoulders after you reach out and grasp the two handles. Plant your feet shoulder width apart. Keeping your elbows only slightly bent throughout, pull the handles together in an arc, slowly and under control. Hold for a second or two, squeezing your pectorals. Allow the handles to return to the start position without letting your shoulders to travel farther than slightly behind the plane of your torso. Repeat.

Shaun Karp is a certified personal trainer in Vancouver. For further information call his office at 604-420-7800.