Looking to shake up your workout routine and challenge your body in a new way? As a personal trainer, I often get my clients ...

It turns out there are benefits to staying still. We get a bunch of PTs to explain all about isometric training. Head to most gym classes or YouTube workouts, and even in a strength session ...

For this challenge, I was more interested in the movement aspect of the exercise. Wall arm raises (also known as wall angels) ...

“In practical terms, eccentric movements happen during the 'lowering' phase of an exercise. They are important for muscle ...

Squats and bicep curls are good examples of exercises that cause the muscle to change length throughout the movement. But isometric training involves simply contracting your muscles, which ...

Isometric exercises generally fall into two categories ... Isometric literally means 'same length'. It's basically a static hold typically performed in training at a harder position, [like ...

Whether you’ve been weightlifting for years or are new to lifting, regularly changing up your workouts is key to success.

Squats and bicep curls are good examples of exercises that cause the muscle to change length throughout the movement. But isometric training involves simply contracting your muscles, which ...

In isometric exercises, the muscles tense up, but the joints stay static. A prime example of an isometric exercise is holding your body in a plank position. While holding a plank position targets ...

Some good isometric exercises to begin with include a static squat, a wall sit or a plank. Even during these small bouts of exercise, your heart rate, breathing and arterial pressure will all ...

Squats and bicep curls are good examples of exercises that cause the muscle to change length throughout the movement. But isometric training involves simply contracting your muscles, which generates ...