Looking to shake up your workout routine and challenge your body in a new way? As a personal trainer, I often get my clients to perform isometric exercises. These moves get you to hold a position, like a wall sit or plank, for a long time. This forces your muscles to stay under tension, testing their strength and endurance.
Doing isometric exercises can help you build a strong mind-muscle connection, as it takes mental strength and resilience to hold a position without moving. A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine also found that isometric exercises are great for lowering blood pressure, so they offer lots of benefits.
