Fitness tests often use a modified push-up to assess women’s upper-body strength, but most healthy women are capable of performing full push-ups. (Video: Alexa Juliana Ard / The Washington Post) What ...

Every fitness routine includes those exercises that make you want to skip the gym entirely. Whether it's the burn of push-ups, the challenge of squats, or the awkwardness of bridges, certain movements ...

According to Harvard studies, a 125-pound person burns up to 240 calories every half hour performing burpees, while a 185-pound person burns up to 355 calories. But here’s what I wish someone had told ...

What you are about to read is a call to arms — and shoulders and pecs and abs, a guide to why almost all of us should be doing more push-ups and how to do them well. Push-ups are a fundamental human ...