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 ...

Sure, the push-up is a bodyweight exercise, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy—in fact, it can be really challenging to master. That’s why push-up modifications (basically, less intense versions of the ...

Planks and push-ups can be intimidating, but this modified push-up and plank workout can help you ease into the moves by introducing variations that can be both progressed and regressed. That’s where ...

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 pushups and how to do them well. Pushups are a fundamental human ...

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 ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than a mere exercise, the humble push-up can be viewed as nothing less than a metaphor for life itself. Think of its motion as mirroring the cyclical, up-and-down nature of ...

WEEK. HI. THIS IS INTERESTING RIGHT? SO I DON’T HAVE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH. SO CHARLES HARRIS HERE IS GOING TO HELP ME WITH MY PUSH UPS BECAUSE THIS IS MY PREFERRED WAY TO DO THEM. BUT IT’S NOT ...

Push-ups are a full-body exercise that strengthens the chest, arms, shoulders, and core, while also enhancing posture and supporting bone health. Doing push-ups regularly can improve heart health, ...