A 10-year Harvard study suggests one of the simplest fitness tests may double as a heart-risk check.

Fitness experts often use push-ups as a quick benchmark of physical health because the exercise requires no equipment and engages multiple muscle groups at once. From the chest and shoulders to the ...

Drop and give us… well, read on for how many. Your ability to do push-ups indicates more than just how muscular your arms are — the number you can do also offers clues about your overall health. “A ...

A study published this year evaluated push-ups as a simple, no-cost measure of CVD risk. It’s the first study to identify a relationship between push-up capacity at a baseline exam and CVD risk over ...