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 ...

Push-ups are one of the most accessible bodyweight exercises you can do. Even a few minutes every day will make you see ...

‘Every woman should be able to do 11 regular push-ups,’ orthopaedic surgeon and mobility and musculoskeletal ageing expert Dr Vonda Wright recently shared on the The Mel Robbins Podcast, explaining ...

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 ...

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, ...

Talk about a barebones exercise that you can do anywhere. Whether you start with one or two, or can easily do 12 to start, making push-ups or planks a daily part of your life is a must. While you're ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...