Burpees are one of those exercises that everybody loves to hate, but they offer so many benefits that their popularity is spreading regardless of how hard they may feel when you do them.

These days, you’ll encounter burpees everywhere from HIIT workouts to boot camps to CrossFit, and for good reason. They’re one of the most efficient, functional exercises you can do.

So how do you actually do a burpee?

There are several different types of burpees — some include a plank, others have a full push up, a tuck jump or even a pull up at the end. Since the tend to focus mainly on speed and conditioning (rather than worrying about doing a full push up every rep), here’s are a few variations:

Learn about a few more variations of burpees

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