Planks and push-ups can be intimidating, but this modified push-up and plank workout can help you ease into the moves by introducing variations that can be both progressed and regressed. That’s where ...

Push-ups are great for building strength and muscle, and can be modified for all fitness levels. To start working up to push-ups, practice eccentric and incline exercises, a personal trainer says. As ...

A plank is more difficult than it looks. You have to use all of your muscle groups, including your core, abs, arms, back, shoulders, glutes and legs. It’s normal to struggle to do a plank. Many of my ...

Pushups may be one of the most intimidating exercises. I've been a personal trainer for over a decade and I still dread doing them! The move itself looks simple — but try to do one and it quickly ...

Changes to the exercises used for the military fitness testing are here to stay. It will take some time and practice to get used to replacing sit-ups and crunches with more static exercises like plank ...

A major change to fitness tests throughout the military has been the substitution of plank poses for sit-ups or crunches. This can be a challenge, especially if you had been doing two minutes of ...

Push-ups are a full-body exercise that mainly strengthens your upper body. Doing variations of the push-up can help keep any bodyweight routine interesting and effective. Variations like the box ...

Burpees are often a move that garners grunts and groans during training sessions — and there’s a reason why people dread them. The exercise combines a series of workout moves, including the squat, ...