Shawn Arent, the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University and a fellow at the American College of Sports Medicine, demonstrates the proper form for the burpee.

ONE WORD SERVES as a shorthand for punishment and pain for exercisers across gyms and many fitness disciplines. When a trainer says the word, you'll know that your workout will likely leave you ...

Working out is better when it's fast, equipment-free, and not super complicated. It's science. And, as it turns out, burpees are all of those things. They have plenty of haters, but this exercise is ...