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 ...

A 35-year-old dad and influencer has officially completed his years-long goal of doing 1 million push-ups — all while documenting his fitness journey on social media. Known as "The Push Up Guy" on ...

Drake’s response track to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake and J. Cole-dragging verse in Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” from their album We Don’t Trust You, has arrived. The song, titled “Push Ups (Drop ...

You know that friend who seems to eat pizza and stay skinny while you gain weight just looking at carbs? The same thing happens with exercise. I have a buddy who can knock out 200 push-ups and burn ...

One of the sounds echoing around #FitTok right now comes from Mel Robbins’ podcast. On March 3, the motivational expert and author was interviewing Dr. Vonda Wright, an orthopedic sports surgeon and ...

I’ve always been bugged by how my fitness apps give me completely different calorie counts for the same workout. When I finally decided to figure out what’s really going on with push-up calories, I ...

I recently advised a reader with several options to help improve their push-up regimen. One of those options was to decrease their sets and increase their repetitions but keep the total volume the ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. The viral “11 push-up challenge” is motivating women ...