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Oh, the dreaded burpee. We love to complain about this uniquely punishing movement, and try to avoid doing them as much as possible. But have you ever stopped to wonder where the burpee came from and why this torturous exercise is a favorite of fitness professionals across the globe?<\/p>\n

Burpees: A Short History<\/h2>\n

Royal H. Burpee was a physiologist in New York City in 1939. He invented the first version of the burpee as a part of a fitness test. The original movement was milder than the burpee we know and love hate today.<\/p>\n

Mr. Burpee never intended for his fitness evaluation tool to become the form of exercise that it has become today. The burpee was intended to be performed 4 times in a row, and he would measure the participant\u2019s heart rate before and after in order to assess their heart\u2019s efficiency at pumping blood, thus determining their overall fitness rate.<\/p>\n

Burpees: An Evolution\"image<\/a><\/h2>\n

Over time the burpee was modified from its original, fitness evaluation form to the more vigorous modern movement. Here\u2019s how the burpee evolved:<\/p>\n

Original Burpee:<\/strong> Squat down and place both hands on the floor in front of you. Jump feet back into plank position. Jump feet forward. Return to standing. Perform only 4 times in a row, measuring heart rate before and after.<\/p>\n

Modern Burpee:<\/strong> Bend over or squat down and place both hands on the floor in front of you, just outside of your feet. Jump both feet back into plank position. Drop to a pushup \u2014 your chest should touch the floor. Push or snake up to return to plank position. Jump feet back in toward hands. Explosively jump up into the air, reaching arms straight overhead. Perform as many times in a row as instructed by your trainer!<\/p>\n

Burpees: The Most Effective Exercise Ever?!?<\/h2>\n

When you perform a modern burpee you are essentially doing a vigorous six-count bodyweight movement that requires you to move between six unique positions as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

Everything burns as you go through a series of burpees: your lungs, your legs, your arms, and most of all\u2026calories. Burpees cultivate agility, strength, coordination and stamina while burning fat.<\/p>\n

So the next time that you are told to do 20, 30, or 100 burpees: smile to yourself, think of Royal H. Burpee and be happy that you are doing an exercise that gets you enviable results in the shortest possible time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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