FOR MOST GYM-GOERS, there's one word that serves as a shorthand for painful, difficult workouts that will likely leave them doubled-over and heaving to catch their breath: burpee. The burpee is one of ...

ONE WORD SERVES as a shorthand for punishment and pain for exercisers across gyms and many fitness disciplines. When a trainer says the word, you'll know that your workout will likely leave you ...

Few exercises have developed such a fearsome reputation as the ‘humble’ burpee. It’s a movement that requires no weights, no specialist equipment and very little in the way of skill, yet possesses the ...

Burpees: you love them, you hate them, or you tolerate them. But there's no denying they're the king of bang-for-your buck bodyweight exercises, hitting your chest, legs, abs and, of course, your ...

Shawn Arent, the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University and a fellow at the American College of Sports Medicine, demonstrates the proper form for the burpee.

There's no denying it's pretty dang empowering to stop, drop, and push your way through a few rounds of burpees. But this move isn't exactly easy, so it must be doing SOMETHING amazing for your body.

Burpees have a reputation for being one of the toughest bodyweight exercises out there—a move trainers typically throw into a workout when they really want to challenge you. And while the collective ...

Burpees may not be fun in the moment, but all that jumping, pressing, and sweating isn’t for nothing. Burpees are an awesome functional exercise, meaning that in addition to getting your heart rate up ...