Strengthening Without Lengthening: 5 Exercises You Can Do by Barely Moving a Muscle

Sometimes it’s hard to get motivated to do much movement-based exercise. Fortunately, isometric exercises offer strengthening without moving much at all.

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Many different things can get in the way of a good exercise session. Work, family, time constraints, and a whole host of other things can contend for your attention, and let’s face it—the fire of motivation can sometimes be less than a spark.

Maybe the thought of exercising crosses your mind, but you don’t want to go through all the strenuous movements and sweat everywhere. I can sympathize, but only briefly, because therapists are naturally inexorable about maximizing health. After all, there are exercises to do, and there is no time like the present.