The Navy rolled out its first fitness test for sailors in combat arms roles, mandating swimming, running and calisthenics ...

This simple bodyweight test, recommended by top sports medicine experts, may reveal far more about your heart health than you ...

At the time it was eliminated in 2012, the test included a one-mile run, sit-ups, a shuttle run, a sit-and-reach test, and ...

A well-known exercise is often used as a benchmark for physical fitness. Here are the indicative numbers broken down by ...

The Army’s physical fitness test has remained unchanged for some 40 years: two minutes to do as many push-ups as possible, then two minutes for sit-ups, then a two mile run. Recruits need a certain ...

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 ...

Whether you loved it or loathed it as a kid, the exercises can still be a revealing measure of health — now that no one’s forcing you to do them. By Danielle Friedman If you went to an American public ...

This is a challenging calisthenics/run workout with active rest in the form of pushups. Do this as a fast 100-meter run (near ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bodyweight exercises like pull-ups and push-ups test and build upper body ...

Many people who like to do calisthenics find the goal of doing 100 push-ups a fun challenge to attempt. Many are also working to build up to that number and get stuck at 75 for a considerable time ...