Britain's most hated and loved exercises revealed

Push-ups are the nation’s most hated exercise but Britons love to squat and use cans as weights at home, a study reveals.

Many resort to multitasking in an effort to hit activity targets, finding extra opportunities to move when cooking, cleaning and even brushing their teeth.

Over one in three people (36 per cent) say they dislike push-ups, followed by burpees (29 per cent), planks (24 per cent) and chin-ups (24 per cent).

The fearsome five is completed by crunches (22 per cent), according to the poll of 2,075 adults for Age UK’s ‘Act Now, Age Better’ campaign.

Meanwhile, the most loved are squats (20 per cent) and lunges (14 per cent).