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.

Without proper form and control, burpees can be a dangerous exercise, particularly when rushed or performed under time pressure.

If there's one exercise that always makes me shiver in my gym shoes, it's burpees. Love them or hate them, burpees are included in many high-intensity workouts. The basic burpee exercise combines ...