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  2. Isometric exercise - Wikipedia

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    An isometric exercise is an exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint. The term "isometric" combines the Greek words isos (equal) and -metria (measuring), meaning that in these exercises the length of the muscle and the angle of the joint do not change, though contraction ...

  3. Isometric exercise device - Wikipedia

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    Isometric exercise devices perform exercises or strength test using static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint. This is reflected in the name; the term "isometric" combines the prefix "iso" (same) with "metric" (distance), meaning that in these exercises the length of the muscle does not change, [1] as compared to isotonic contractions ("tonos" means ...

  4. Tetanic contraction - Wikipedia

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    Tetanic contraction can exist in a variety of states, including isotonic and isometric forms—for example, lifting a heavy box off the floor is isotonic, but holding it at the elevated position is isometric. Isotonic contractions place muscles in a constant tension but the muscle length changes, while isometric contractions hold a constant ...

  5. Blood pressure is best lowered by 2 exercises, study finds - AOL

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    Isometric exercises can be done with weights or without, just relying on the body’s own weight. “Overall, isometric exercise training is the most effective mode in reducing both systolic and ...

  6. These movement-free exercises can lower blood pressure ... - AOL

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    Research in a large study recently showed that certain exercises using body weight, known as static and isometric exercises, can have big benefits on the body, including lowering blood pressure.

  7. Isometric - Wikipedia

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    Isometric exercise, a form of resistance exercise in which one's muscles are used in opposition with other muscle groups, to increase strength, for bodybuilding, physical fitness, or strength training. Isometric video game graphics, a near-isometric parallel projection used in computer art.

  8. Plank (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    The plank (also called a front hold, hover, or abdominal bridge) is an isometric core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up.

  9. Dynamic Tension - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic Tension is a self-resistance exercise method which pits muscle against muscle. The practitioner tenses the muscles of a given body part and then moves the body part against the tension as if a heavy weight were being lifted. Dynamic Tension exercises are not merely isometrics, since they call for movement.