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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...