I’ve always been bugged by how my fitness apps give me completely different calorie counts for the same workout. When I finally decided to figure out what’s really going on with push-up calories, I ...

You know that friend who seems to eat pizza and stay skinny while you gain weight just looking at carbs? The same thing happens with exercise. I have a buddy who can knock out 200 push-ups and burn ...

Push-ups always came easy to me. In my 20s and 30s, I could crank out more than 30 a day if I wanted to, and I loved how strong they made me feel. But the other day, when I went to do a set of 10 push ...

For those first few explosive push-ups, your muscles tap into stored energy – think of it as your body’s emergency reserve. This system doesn’t directly burn calories in the traditional sense, but it ...