I had my first major knee surgery more than 15 years ago, so I’ve been working with physical therapists for a long time. But I still continue to learn about various types of exercises and how they can help the body heal and grow stronger.
I’d never really thought about how exercises like a plank focus on an isolated group of muscles, but it makes sense. Simply holding the position is a challenge relatively quickly, and it’s a great and simple way to build core strength. To learn about some other types of isometric exercises and how they can improve your strength, read on.
What are isometric exercises? How do they build strength?
Isometric exercises target one muscle or group of muscles at a time without joint movement. This is why isometric exercises are great while recovering from injury, for injury prevention, for strengthening the core, and for improving balance.
To learn more about how you can use isometric exercises to build your strength, read the full entry at physiquality.com!