Push-ups may seem like one of the simplest exercises: you go down, and you come up. However, that simplicity conceals a mistake that almost everyone makes—letting the hips sag. When your body loses ...

Push-ups are having a moment. Just this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled the “Pete and Bobby Challenge,” a public dare to ...

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 ...

The push-up (or press-up) is the do-everything, no-kit exercise for the upper body – and maybe one of the best overall exercises you can do, period. If your motivations are more immediately ...

POV: You’re hitting your favorite group class several times a week. You can feel yourself get a little stronger every time you walk onto that floor. Until they bring up one dreaded move: push-ups. The ...

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 ...

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, ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Push-ups work your chest, arms, core, and legs all at ...