The push-up (or press-up) is the do-everything, no-kit exercise for the upper body – and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. If your motivations are more immediately ...

While push-ups are great for chest development, they often neglect the true mechanics of the shoulder; switch to these three targeted moves to build iron-clad stability and 3D muscle growth.

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels PT, DPT, CLT Push-pull workouts can reduce injury risk and support balanced ...

POV: You’re hitting your favorite group class several times a week. You can feel yourself get a little stronger every time you walk onto that floor. Until they bring up one dreaded move: push-ups. The ...

Mastering push-ups and pull-ups requires progressing from building strength to developing muscular endurance. Conquering your first repetition of these calisthenics exercises is a matter of strength, ...

Push-up challenges are trending. Before you try for 100 reps, focus on getting the exercise right. By Danielle Friedman This week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services ...

The air-push up is a brilliant and it helps you feel proper push-up form without actually doing a push up. While standing straight, extend your arms in front of you so that the top of your palm is in ...

Weight training is essential to good physical health and is especially important for aging well. A study by Harvard researchers found that middle-aged men who could do 20 push-ups had better heart ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Push-ups work your chest, arms, core, and legs all at ...

Her first 10 push-ups might burn 4 calories with perfect form, but her next 10 might only burn 3 calories because she’s struggling to maintain good form. Then her final 10 might actually burn 5 ...

Julia is the associate news editor for Health, where she edits and publishes news articles on trending health and wellness topics. Her work has been featured in The Heights, an independent student ...