Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. While many types of ...

If you’ve ever held a plank, paused at the bottom of a squat or pressed your palms together in front of your chest, you’ve done an isometric exercise. Ta-da! These holds might look simple — after all, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doctors have extolled the value of exercise in lowering blood pressure for decades. This rings especially true for cardio exercise ...

Discover the benefits of isometric exercise - joint-friendly, equipment-free exercises like planks and wall sits to boost fitness and lower ...

It’s long been thought that aerobic exercise — think brisk walking, running and cycling — strengthens your heart and reduces blood pressure. And that’s true. But new evidence shows wall sits, planks ...

New research contends doing something as simple as a few wall squats or planks per week can help lower blood pressure even better than other types of exercise. The health benefits of exercise are well ...

Study Suggests Static Exercise , May Be the Most Effective Way , to Lower Blood Pressure. CNN reports that new research ...

Whenever you’re feeling stiffness or pain in your joints from your Rheumatoid Arthritis, your first instinct might be to just ...

The wall-sit test is a simple yet powerful way to gauge lower-body endurance and reveal how well your heart copes with ...