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 ...

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 ...

Learn how to improve push-ups with this personal trainer's advice based on common mistakes she sees in the gym.

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 ...

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 ...

Pushups may be one of the most intimidating exercises. I've been a personal trainer for over a decade and I still dread doing them! The move itself looks simple — but try to do one and it quickly ...

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 ...

Don't despair if you can't do push-ups on the balls of your feet, much less on the ball of one foot -- or the ``extreme push-up,'' with both feet elevated on a stool or chair, body angled down so that ...