Few exercises have a reputation as feared as the burpee. The combination of squat, plank position, explosive extension, and ...

Few exercises are as dreaded as the burpee. While many people hate to do them, the classic move is a staple for a reason: It delivers a super fast and effective dose of cardio. And since it requires ...

Love them or hate them, there’s no denying burpees are an efficient, equipment-free way to build your engine. Few exercises combine cardiovascular demand and explosive power quite as brutally in a ...

The “bleep test” may have seemed sadistic at school, but it’s an effective measure of your VO2 max. So, we combined it with the burpee. Sorry The test involves following an audio recording of a set of ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. I’ve been doing at ...

‘The Multistage Fitness Test’, more commonly known in school sports halls as ‘the bleep test’, is a borderline sadistic system devised to estimate your VO2 max, and very broadly speaking, your fitness ...

The first time gymgoers hear the word "burpee," they laugh. Then they learn what that word means and they groan. Often used interchangeably with "squat thrust," it refers to an exercise combining a ...