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

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   The Mayo Clinic points out that certain types of static or isometric exercises using just body weight have significant benefits. These movement-free exercises can lower blood pressure, study finds ...

3. 10 Best Strength Exercises for Seniors - AOL

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   ShutterstockMaintaining strength is crucial for seniors to lead a healthy, independent lifestyle. Research shows that muscular strength decreases as you age, anywhere from 16.6% to 40.9%. Your ...

4. Plank (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] The plank is commonly practiced in Pilates and yoga, and by those training for boxing and other sports. [3] [4] [5] The "extended plank" adds substantial difficulty to the standard plank exercise. To perform the extended plank, a person begins in the push-up position and then extends the arms or hands as far forward as possible. [6]

5. 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.

6. 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 ...

7. 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 ...