Doing burpees can help you increase strength and fitness.But exercises such as kettlebell swings, plank jacks, and bear ...

Burpees are one of the most diverse and functional exercises that individuals either love or hate. This movement has several benefits and could be modified for just about anyone. Here are 5 reasons to ...

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Every now and then, you should take on a workout that forces you to go into your "happy place." A long, challenging, even monotonous butt-kicking workout that challenges the mind and the body is what ...

Am I a burpee-lover? No. But for the sake of journalism — and my goal to incorporate more compound movements into my workouts — I tried Funk Roberts's "Ultimate Burpee Workout Challenge." It features ...

It’s not your imagination — they don’t really like you, either. So why not get better at them and make friends? Here’s how. You walk in the box and casually glance at the whiteboard to check out the ...

Burpees. Call me crazy, but I love ’em. Not only do they elicit physiological responses similar to that of all-out cycling sprints (but in a shorter period of time), they’re also kinda fun to do. That ...

Before we answer the question of should you do burpees every day, let's have a quick (promise!) history lesson. Exercise physiologist Royal Burpee coined the move back in the late 1930s. In an ...

Imagine an exercise that offers big cardio benefits, works every major muscle group, and torches mucho calories. That’s a burpee (aka, a squat thrust) in a nutshell. Developed in the 1930s and used by ...

Why do the normal burpee when you can blast calories doing these new versions? (Photos by Travis McCoy/travismccoy.com) The burpee is a full-body exercise that requires strength, mobility and ...