Push-ups are a reliable snapshot of upper-body muscular endurance and trunk stability. For men in their mid‑40s and beyond, they also track capacity that protects shoulders, supports daily tasks, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Push-ups are one of the most effective bodyweight exercises for boosting ...

It may not take extensive blood tests or multiple body scans to determine how healthy you are. It turns out, a classic ...

One of the sounds echoing around #FitTok right now comes from Mel Robbins’ podcast. On March 3, the motivational expert and author was interviewing Dr. Vonda Wright, an orthopedic sports surgeon and ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Here at Women’s Health, we love a challenge. That’s because an epic, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...