Background: Low hand grip strength is a strong predictor for both long-term and short-term disability and mortality. The Nintendo Wii Balance Board (WBB) is an inexpensive, portable, wide-spread ...

Isometric, isotonic, and isokinetic exercises refer to the different techniques for activating and strengthening muscles. Isometric exercises, like planks, involve activating muscles with no movement.

Isometrics are exercises ... isometric exercises can be used in the office for a quick workout or even in a confined place like a plane. For example, he suggests that certain isometrics — like ...

Hold a dumbbell in each hand, goblet-style ... Lower yourself into an isometric squat hold as you lift your hands up in a neutral grip and with straight arms in front of you.

Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your arms by your side, feet hip-width apart and a soft bend in your knees. Pull your shoulders back and down and squeeze your abdominal muscles while you grip ...