If you can’t do a push-up with proper form, don’t worry – you’re far from alone, and there are alternatives.Illustration: Carmen Casado/The Guardian Are push-ups really worth the hype? According to ...

Push-ups remain one of the most effective and accessible exercises for building real-world strength. When performed correctly ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty images/ Unknown The beauty of push-ups? There are endless ways to scale them.

A push-up is a body-weight exercise that builds strength in your chest, arms and shoulders. As you lower your chest and press back up, you challenge your core strength and stability. The exercise also ...

While there are several specialized workouts for chest gains, push-ups alone can be sufficient for the purpose, but only with ...

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 ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. The viral “11 push-up challenge” is motivating women ...