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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With all the exercise machines at the gym and countless number of ...

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 ...

Many people start doing push-ups with the idea that reaching a specific number (10? 50? 100?) will magically give them the toned arms and chest they've always wanted! But here's the "truth" you might ...

The start of the COVID lockdown in early 2020 marked the ending of a lot of things for a lot of people. But for Instagrammer Polly of @polly_wants, it was a beginning. On Feb. 18, 2020, she set out to ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon military man has successfully broken the record for most hand-release push-ups completed in an hour. Major Tommy Vu, a physician assistant with the National Guard, ...