lagartijas-push-ups?

Question

hey,
I'm doing a spanish skit for my spanish class on fitness and I was wondering if lagartijas mean't push-ups. I tried in the dictionary but nothing came up. Thanks!

Answer 1

In Spain:

hacer flexiones

Answer 2

lagartija
nombre femenino

1.diminutive of lagarto (small lizzard) lagartija
2.Costa Rica,México,Uruguay: gimnastic exercise that down practices mouth with the stretched body, and consists of raising and lowering to the body several times solely, stretching the arms and maintaining with the hands and the ends of the feet (CRica, Méx, Urug Ejercicio gimnástico que se practica boca abajo con el cuerpo estirado, y consiste en subir y bajar el cuerpo varias veces, estirando los brazos y sosteniéndose únicamente con las manos y las puntas de los pies)