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 ...

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 ...

FOR MOST GYM-GOERS, there's one word that serves as a shorthand for painful, difficult workouts that will likely leave them doubled-over and heaving to catch their breath: burpee. The burpee is one of ...

‘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 ...