diff --git a/push.go b/push.go
index 17990a9..c62c823 100644
--- a/push.go
+++ b/push.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"compress/gzip"
@@ -69,10 +70,7 @@ func InitPushWithOptions(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, interval time.Dura
 // It is OK calling InitPushProcessMetrics multiple times with different pushURL -
 // in this case metrics are pushed to all the provided pushURL urls.
 func InitPushProcessMetrics(pushURL string, interval time.Duration, extraLabels string) error {
-	writeMetrics := func(w io.Writer) {
-		WriteProcessMetrics(w)
-	}
-	return InitPushExt(pushURL, interval, extraLabels, writeMetrics)
+	return InitPushExt(pushURL, interval, extraLabels, WriteProcessMetrics)
 }
 
 // InitPush sets up periodic push for globally registered metrics to the given pushURL with the given interval.
@@ -97,6 +95,21 @@ func InitPush(pushURL string, interval time.Duration, extraLabels string, pushPr
 	return InitPushExt(pushURL, interval, extraLabels, writeMetrics)
 }
 
+// PushMetrics pushes globally registered metrics to pushURL.
+//
+// If pushProcessMetrics is set to true, then 'process_*' and `go_*` metrics are also pushed to pushURL.
+//
+// opts may contain additional configuration options if non-nil.
+//
+// It is recommended pushing metrics to /api/v1/import/prometheus endpoint according to
+// https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-import-data-in-prometheus-exposition-format
+func PushMetrics(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, pushProcessMetrics bool, opts *PushOptions) error {
+	writeMetrics := func(w io.Writer) {
+		WritePrometheus(w, pushProcessMetrics)
+	}
+	return PushMetricsExt(ctx, pushURL, writeMetrics, opts)
+}
+
 // InitPushWithOptions sets up periodic push for metrics from s to the given pushURL with the given interval.
 //
 // The periodic push is stopped when the ctx is canceled.
@@ -112,10 +125,7 @@ func InitPush(pushURL string, interval time.Duration, extraLabels string, pushPr
 // It is OK calling InitPushWithOptions multiple times with different pushURL -
 // in this case metrics are pushed to all the provided pushURL urls.
 func (s *Set) InitPushWithOptions(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, interval time.Duration, opts *PushOptions) error {
-	writeMetrics := func(w io.Writer) {
-		s.WritePrometheus(w)
-	}
-	return InitPushExtWithOptions(ctx, pushURL, interval, writeMetrics, opts)
+	return InitPushExtWithOptions(ctx, pushURL, interval, s.WritePrometheus, opts)
 }
 
 // InitPush sets up periodic push for metrics from s to the given pushURL with the given interval.
@@ -132,10 +142,17 @@ func (s *Set) InitPushWithOptions(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, interval
 // It is OK calling InitPush multiple times with different pushURL -
 // in this case metrics are pushed to all the provided pushURL urls.
 func (s *Set) InitPush(pushURL string, interval time.Duration, extraLabels string) error {
-	writeMetrics := func(w io.Writer) {
-		s.WritePrometheus(w)
-	}
-	return InitPushExt(pushURL, interval, extraLabels, writeMetrics)
+	return InitPushExt(pushURL, interval, extraLabels, s.WritePrometheus)
+}
+
+// PushMetrics pushes s metrics to pushURL.
+//
+// opts may contain additional configuration options if non-nil.
+//
+// It is recommended pushing metrics to /api/v1/import/prometheus endpoint according to
+// https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-import-data-in-prometheus-exposition-format
+func (s *Set) PushMetrics(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, opts *PushOptions) error {
+	return PushMetricsExt(ctx, pushURL, s.WritePrometheus, opts)
 }
 
 // InitPushExt sets up periodic push for metrics obtained by calling writeMetrics with the given interval.
@@ -179,6 +196,73 @@ func InitPushExt(pushURL string, interval time.Duration, extraLabels string, wri
 // It is OK calling InitPushExtWithOptions multiple times with different writeMetrics -
 // in this case all the metrics generated by writeMetrics callbacks are written to pushURL.
 func InitPushExtWithOptions(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, interval time.Duration, writeMetrics func(w io.Writer), opts *PushOptions) error {
+	pc, err := newPushContext(pushURL, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// validate interval
+	if interval <= 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("interval must be positive; got %s", interval)
+	}
+	pushMetricsSet.GetOrCreateFloatCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_interval_seconds{url=%q}`, pc.pushURLRedacted)).Set(interval.Seconds())
+
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		stopCh := ctx.Done()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				ctxLocal, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, interval+time.Second)
+				err := pc.pushMetrics(ctxLocal, writeMetrics)
+				cancel()
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Printf("ERROR: metrics.push: %s", err)
+				}
+			case <-stopCh:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PushMetricsExt pushes metrics generated by wirteMetrics to pushURL.
+//
+// The writeMetrics callback must write metrics to w in Prometheus text exposition format without timestamps and trailing comments.
+// See https://github.com/prometheus/docs/blob/main/content/docs/instrumenting/exposition_formats.md#text-based-format
+//
+// opts may contain additional configuration options if non-nil.
+//
+// It is recommended pushing metrics to /api/v1/import/prometheus endpoint according to
+// https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-import-data-in-prometheus-exposition-format
+func PushMetricsExt(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, writeMetrics func(w io.Writer), opts *PushOptions) error {
+	pc, err := newPushContext(pushURL, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return pc.pushMetrics(ctx, writeMetrics)
+}
+
+type pushContext struct {
+	pushURL            *url.URL
+	pushURLRedacted    string
+	extraLabels        string
+	headers            http.Header
+	disableCompression bool
+
+	client *http.Client
+
+	pushesTotal      *Counter
+	bytesPushedTotal *Counter
+	pushBlockSize    *Histogram
+	pushDuration     *Histogram
+	pushErrors       *Counter
+}
+
+func newPushContext(pushURL string, opts *PushOptions) (*pushContext, error) {
 	if opts == nil {
 		opts = &PushOptions{}
 	}
@@ -186,24 +270,19 @@ func InitPushExtWithOptions(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, interval time.D
 	// validate pushURL
 	pu, err := url.Parse(pushURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse pushURL=%q: %w", pushURL, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse pushURL=%q: %w", pushURL, err)
 	}
 	if pu.Scheme != "http" && pu.Scheme != "https" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported scheme in pushURL=%q; expecting 'http' or 'https'", pushURL)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported scheme in pushURL=%q; expecting 'http' or 'https'", pushURL)
 	}
 	if pu.Host == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("missing host in pushURL=%q", pushURL)
-	}
-
-	// validate interval
-	if interval <= 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("interval must be positive; got %s", interval)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing host in pushURL=%q", pushURL)
 	}
 
 	// validate ExtraLabels
 	extraLabels := opts.ExtraLabels
 	if err := validateTags(extraLabels); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid extraLabels=%q: %w", extraLabels, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid extraLabels=%q: %w", extraLabels, err)
 	}
 
 	// validate Headers
@@ -211,111 +290,108 @@ func InitPushExtWithOptions(ctx context.Context, pushURL string, interval time.D
 	for _, h := range opts.Headers {
 		n := strings.IndexByte(h, ':')
 		if n < 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("missing `:` delimiter in the header %q", h)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing `:` delimiter in the header %q", h)
 		}
 		name := strings.TrimSpace(h[:n])
 		value := strings.TrimSpace(h[n+1:])
 		headers.Add(name, value)
 	}
 
-	// validate DisableCompression
-	disableCompression := opts.DisableCompression
-
-	// Initialize metrics for the given pushURL
 	pushURLRedacted := pu.Redacted()
-	pushesTotal := pushMetrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_total{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted))
-	pushErrorsTotal := pushMetrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_errors_total{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted))
-	bytesPushedTotal := pushMetrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_bytes_pushed_total{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted))
-	pushDuration := pushMetrics.GetOrCreateHistogram(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_duration_seconds{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted))
-	pushBlockSize := pushMetrics.GetOrCreateHistogram(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_block_size_bytes{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted))
-	pushMetrics.GetOrCreateFloatCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_interval_seconds{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted)).Set(interval.Seconds())
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	return &pushContext{
+		pushURL:            pu,
+		pushURLRedacted:    pushURLRedacted,
+		extraLabels:        extraLabels,
+		headers:            headers,
+		disableCompression: opts.DisableCompression,
 
-	c := &http.Client{
-		Timeout: interval,
+		client: client,
+
+		pushesTotal:      pushMetricsSet.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_total{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted)),
+		bytesPushedTotal: pushMetricsSet.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_bytes_pushed_total{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted)),
+		pushBlockSize:    pushMetricsSet.GetOrCreateHistogram(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_block_size_bytes{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted)),
+		pushDuration:     pushMetricsSet.GetOrCreateHistogram(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_duration_seconds{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted)),
+		pushErrors:       pushMetricsSet.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`metrics_push_errors_total{url=%q}`, pushURLRedacted)),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (pc *pushContext) pushMetrics(ctx context.Context, writeMetrics func(w io.Writer)) error {
+	bb := getBytesBuffer()
+	defer putBytesBuffer(bb)
+
+	writeMetrics(bb)
+
+	if len(pc.extraLabels) > 0 {
+		bbTmp := getBytesBuffer()
+		bbTmp.B = append(bbTmp.B[:0], bb.B...)
+		bb.B = addExtraLabels(bb.B[:0], bbTmp.B, pc.extraLabels)
+		putBytesBuffer(bbTmp)
 	}
-	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
-		var bb bytes.Buffer
-		var tmpBuf []byte
-		zw := gzip.NewWriter(&bb)
-		stopCh := ctx.Done()
-		for {
-			select {
-			case <-ticker.C:
-			case <-stopCh:
-				return
-			}
-
-			bb.Reset()
-			writeMetrics(&bb)
-			if len(extraLabels) > 0 {
-				tmpBuf = addExtraLabels(tmpBuf[:0], bb.Bytes(), extraLabels)
-				bb.Reset()
-				if _, err := bb.Write(tmpBuf); err != nil {
-					panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: cannot write %d bytes to bytes.Buffer: %s", len(tmpBuf), err))
-				}
-			}
-			if !disableCompression {
-				tmpBuf = append(tmpBuf[:0], bb.Bytes()...)
-				bb.Reset()
-				zw.Reset(&bb)
-				if _, err := zw.Write(tmpBuf); err != nil {
-					panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: cannot write %d bytes to gzip writer: %s", len(tmpBuf), err))
-				}
-				if err := zw.Close(); err != nil {
-					panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: cannot flush metrics to gzip writer: %s", err))
-				}
-			}
-			pushesTotal.Inc()
-			blockLen := bb.Len()
-			bytesPushedTotal.Add(blockLen)
-			pushBlockSize.Update(float64(blockLen))
-			req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", pushURL, &bb)
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: metrics.push: cannot initialize request for metrics push to %q: %w", pushURLRedacted, err))
-			}
-
-			// Set the needed headers
-			for name, values := range headers {
-				for _, value := range values {
-					req.Header.Add(name, value)
-				}
-			}
-			req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
-
-			if !disableCompression {
-				req.Header.Set("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
-			}
-
-			// Perform the request
-			startTime := time.Now()
-			resp, err := c.Do(req)
-			pushDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
-			if err != nil {
-				if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-					log.Printf("ERROR: metrics.push: cannot push metrics to %q: %s", pushURLRedacted, err)
-					pushErrorsTotal.Inc()
-				}
-				continue
-			}
-			if resp.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
-				body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-				_ = resp.Body.Close()
-				log.Printf("ERROR: metrics.push: unexpected status code in response from %q: %d; expecting 2xx; response body: %q",
-					pushURLRedacted, resp.StatusCode, body)
-				pushErrorsTotal.Inc()
-				continue
-			}
-			_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	if !pc.disableCompression {
+		bbTmp := getBytesBuffer()
+		bbTmp.B = append(bbTmp.B[:0], bb.B...)
+		bb.B = bb.B[:0]
+		zw := getGzipWriter(bb)
+		if _, err := zw.Write(bbTmp.B); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: cannot write %d bytes to gzip writer: %s", len(bbTmp.B), err))
 		}
-	}()
+		if err := zw.Close(); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: cannot flush metrics to gzip writer: %s", err))
+		}
+		putGzipWriter(zw)
+		putBytesBuffer(bbTmp)
+	}
+
+	// Update metrics
+	pc.pushesTotal.Inc()
+	blockLen := len(bb.B)
+	pc.bytesPushedTotal.Add(blockLen)
+	pc.pushBlockSize.Update(float64(blockLen))
+
+	// Prepare the request to sent to pc.pushURL
+	reqBody := bytes.NewReader(bb.B)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", pc.pushURL.String(), reqBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: metrics.push: cannot initialize request for metrics push to %q: %w", pc.pushURLRedacted, err))
+	}
+
+	// Set the needed headers
+	for name, values := range pc.headers {
+		for _, value := range values {
+			req.Header.Add(name, value)
+		}
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+	if !pc.disableCompression {
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Encoding", "gzip")
+	}
+
+	// Perform the request
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	resp, err := pc.client.Do(req)
+	pc.pushDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		pc.pushErrors.Inc()
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot push metrics to %q: %s", pc.pushURLRedacted, err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
+		body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		pc.pushErrors.Inc()
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code in response from %q: %d; expecting 2xx; response body: %q", pc.pushURLRedacted, resp.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
 	return nil
 }
 
-var pushMetrics = NewSet()
+var pushMetricsSet = NewSet()
 
 func writePushMetrics(w io.Writer) {
-	pushMetrics.WritePrometheus(w)
+	pushMetricsSet.WritePrometheus(w)
 }
 
 func addExtraLabels(dst, src []byte, extraLabels string) []byte {
@@ -363,3 +439,44 @@ func addExtraLabels(dst, src []byte, extraLabels string) []byte {
 }
 
 var bashBytes = []byte("#")
+
+func getBytesBuffer() *bytesBuffer {
+	v := bytesBufferPool.Get()
+	if v == nil {
+		return &bytesBuffer{}
+	}
+	return v.(*bytesBuffer)
+}
+
+func putBytesBuffer(bb *bytesBuffer) {
+	bb.B = bb.B[:0]
+	bytesBufferPool.Put(bb)
+}
+
+var bytesBufferPool sync.Pool
+
+type bytesBuffer struct {
+	B []byte
+}
+
+func (bb *bytesBuffer) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	bb.B = append(bb.B, p...)
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func getGzipWriter(w io.Writer) *gzip.Writer {
+	v := gzipWriterPool.Get()
+	if v == nil {
+		return gzip.NewWriter(w)
+	}
+	zw := v.(*gzip.Writer)
+	zw.Reset(w)
+	return zw
+}
+
+func putGzipWriter(zw *gzip.Writer) {
+	zw.Reset(io.Discard)
+	gzipWriterPool.Put(zw)
+}
+
+var gzipWriterPool sync.Pool
diff --git a/push_test.go b/push_test.go
index 9048b22..dd5376a 100644
--- a/push_test.go
+++ b/push_test.go
@@ -151,3 +151,87 @@ func TestInitPushWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		Headers: []string{"Foo: Bar", "baz:aaaa-bbb"},
 	}, "Baz: aaaa-bbb\r\nContent-Encoding: gzip\r\nContent-Type: text/plain\r\nFoo: Bar\r\n", "bar 42.12\nfoo 1234\n")
 }
+
+func TestPushMetrics(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s *Set, opts *PushOptions, expectedHeaders, expectedData string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		var reqHeaders []byte
+		var reqData []byte
+		var reqErr error
+		doneCh := make(chan struct{})
+		firstRequest := true
+		srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			if firstRequest {
+				var bb bytes.Buffer
+				r.Header.WriteSubset(&bb, map[string]bool{
+					"Accept-Encoding": true,
+					"Content-Length":  true,
+					"User-Agent":      true,
+				})
+				reqHeaders = bb.Bytes()
+				reqData, reqErr = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+				close(doneCh)
+				firstRequest = false
+			}
+		}))
+		defer srv.Close()
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		if err := s.PushMetrics(ctx, srv.URL, opts); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+			t.Fatalf("timeout!")
+		case <-doneCh:
+		}
+		if reqErr != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", reqErr)
+		}
+		if opts == nil || !opts.DisableCompression {
+			zr, err := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewBuffer(reqData))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("cannot initialize gzip reader: %s", err)
+			}
+			data, err := io.ReadAll(zr)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("cannot read data from gzip reader: %s", err)
+			}
+			if err := zr.Close(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error when closing gzip reader: %s", err)
+			}
+			reqData = data
+		}
+		if string(reqHeaders) != expectedHeaders {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected request headers; got\n%s\nwant\n%s", reqHeaders, expectedHeaders)
+		}
+		if string(reqData) != expectedData {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected data; got\n%s\nwant\n%s", reqData, expectedData)
+		}
+	}
+
+	s := NewSet()
+	c := s.NewCounter("foo")
+	c.Set(1234)
+	_ = s.NewGauge("bar", func() float64 {
+		return 42.12
+	})
+
+	// nil PushOptions
+	f(s, nil, "Content-Encoding: gzip\r\nContent-Type: text/plain\r\n", "bar 42.12\nfoo 1234\n")
+
+	// Disable compression on the pushed request body
+	f(s, &PushOptions{
+		DisableCompression: true,
+	}, "Content-Type: text/plain\r\n", "bar 42.12\nfoo 1234\n")
+
+	// Add extra labels
+	f(s, &PushOptions{
+		ExtraLabels: `label1="value1",label2="value2"`,
+	}, "Content-Encoding: gzip\r\nContent-Type: text/plain\r\n", `bar{label1="value1",label2="value2"} 42.12`+"\n"+`foo{label1="value1",label2="value2"} 1234`+"\n")
+
+	// Add extra headers
+	f(s, &PushOptions{
+		Headers: []string{"Foo: Bar", "baz:aaaa-bbb"},
+	}, "Baz: aaaa-bbb\r\nContent-Encoding: gzip\r\nContent-Type: text/plain\r\nFoo: Bar\r\n", "bar 42.12\nfoo 1234\n")
+}