If you can perform a high number of push-ups without stopping at 55 or older, your fitness level places you in a truly elite ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The US Army is preparing to update its fitness test from current 1980s standards. The new test includes six events to assess strength, agility, coordination, and speed. Recruits are no longer scored ...

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 ...

You do not have to do hundreds of daily pull-ups and push-ups to improve your fitness test scores. Many do, and while they find success up to a point, following this routine for too long will ...

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