You may already know that how long you can stand on one leg is a pretty good marker of health across ages (of course, the “ideal” amount changes over time). Well, it turns out the same may be true for push-ups ― while the “flamingo test” is often used to assess brain health, push-ups may allow you to check your heart. In a 2019 study published in JAMA Network, scientists found that adults who could finish 40 push-ups were 96% less likely than those who couldn’t manage 10 to develop heart conditions. Though this study only involved men (women have different scores), the paper suggests that the quick test “may be a useful and objective clinical assessment tool for evaluating functional capacity and cardiovascular disease risk.” What should I be aiming for by age?