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This simple push-up test could uncover hidden heart risks: AIIMS-trained doctor explains how completing 40 push-ups might slash heart attack chances

Heart attacks and strokes continue to be among the leading causes of death globally, but a simple exercise like push-ups may offer important clues about your heart health. More than just a measure of ...
Homeland Security Today

Can a Simple Push-up Test Determine If Firefighters’ Hearts Are Healthy?

A study published this year evaluated push-ups as a simple, no-cost measure of CVD risk. It’s the first study to identify a relationship between push-up capacity at a baseline exam and CVD risk over ...
The New York Times

Drop and Give Me … One

Push-up challenges are trending. Before you try for 100 reps, focus on getting the exercise right. By Danielle Friedman This week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Health and Human Services ...