The push-up is a great dynamic exercise that has a lot of benefits. It helps you target your chest, abdomen, and shoulder. A brilliant way to build good muscle in these areas and to build strength. It is understandable if you cannot do a lot of push-ups initially. Most of us start from scratch and it is alright. Start by learning what the right form is. Make sure that you go through a video that explains this and helps you understand the right form. Start by doing push-ups on your knees and then gradually get your knees out of the equation. Practice daily and you can easily master the push-up.