ors ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁bur pe e , ▁or ▁squ at ▁thrust , ▁is ▁a ▁full ▁body ▁exercise ▁used ▁in ▁strength ▁training ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁aer ob ic ▁exercise . ▁The ▁basic ▁movement ▁is ▁performed ▁in ▁four ▁steps ▁and ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁" four - count ▁bur pe e ": ▁ ▁Begin ▁in ▁a ▁standing ▁position . ▁ ▁Move ▁into ▁a ▁squ at ▁position ▁with ▁your ▁hands ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁( count ▁ 1 ) ▁ ▁K ick ▁your ▁feet ▁back ▁into ▁a ▁pl ank ▁position , ▁while ▁keeping ▁your ▁arms ▁extended . ▁ ▁( count ▁ 2 ) ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁return ▁your ▁feet ▁into ▁squ at ▁position . ▁( count ▁ 3 ) ▁ ▁Stand ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁squ at ▁position ▁( count ▁ 4 ) ▁ ▁Origin ▁The ▁exercise ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁for ▁American ▁phys i ologist ▁Royal ▁H . ▁Bur pe e , ▁who ▁developed ▁the ▁bur pe e ▁test . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁applied ▁phys i ology ▁from ▁Te ach ers ▁College , ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁created ▁the ▁" bur pe e " ▁exercise ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁th esis ▁as ▁a ▁quick ▁and ▁simple ▁way ▁to ▁assess ▁fit ness . ▁The ▁exercise ▁was ▁popular ized ▁when ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁adopted ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁fit ness