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2. 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.

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. How You Can Make Major Gains By Staying Still - AOL

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   If you've ever done an exercise that involves holding a certain position for some period of time, you've done an isometric exercise. Isometric exercises generally fall into two categories.

5. 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 ...

6. 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]

7. Dynamic Tension - Wikipedia

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   "Dynamic Tension" is the name Charles Atlas gave to the system of physical exercises that he first popularized in the 1920s. 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 ...