The ability to perform push-ups—a seemingly simple bodyweight exercise—has emerged as a surprising predictor of overall health and longevity, sparking a viral fitness trend that challenges ...

All soldiers can expect to do more push-ups, and women in combat jobs will have to pick up the pace in a two-mile run as much as three minutes faster, under the Army’s new fitness requirements. “There ...

Push-ups are a reliable snapshot of upper-body muscular endurance and trunk stability. For men in their mid‑40s and beyond, they also track capacity that protects shoulders, supports daily tasks, and ...

Starting a new workout routine? Just curious where you stand? Use these exercises to measure your fitness. Starting a new workout routine? Just curious where you stand? Use these exercises to measure ...

Calisthenics and cardio exercises can be arranged in several ways to improve running times and overall fitness test scores. Few, though, push you as hard as this one in a progressive manner -- until ...