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 ...

While most types of exercise involve a lot of moving around, isometric exercise is performed while sitting still – it's defined as a form of exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle ...

“An isometric exercise is a static exercise where you hold a muscular contraction without movement, as opposed to a dynamic exercise where the muscles are able to contract from their longest to their ...

Having a firm hand grip says a lot about a person and can often make a strong first impression. But turns out having strength in your hands does more than just portray a macho image and could help ...

HIGH blood pressure is when the pressure in your blood vessels is unusually high and can be serious if not treated. A simple at-home exercise could help you to significantly lower your reading and ...

A simple hand exercise can help lower high blood pressure according to experts. Giving a firm handshake can made a good first impression but it is actually proven to help your health too. Now, having ...

Try chair exercises to improve grip strength after 60, a simple routine designed by CPT Tyler Read for stronger hands.

A new study published in April found that some alternative methods to lowering blood pressure proved effective. The report, published in the Journal Hypertension, was led by a group of researchers ...

Q. Long ago, I was told that isometric exercises, like weight lifting, shouldn’t be done by anyone with a heart condition. Is that still the prevailing wisdom? A. Isometric exercises are those in ...