A new study looks the specific mode of exercise for managing high blood pressure, isometric resistance training (IRT). So, let’s start with what is IRT? It is a type of strength training.
You may be familiar with IRT exercises, often just called isometrics by trainers and coaches, something like pushing against a wall or holding a plank pose. In more traditional strength training, like a squat or a push up, muscles shorten and lengthen during the movement, in IRT, muscles don’t change length.
Read Reducing High Blood Pressure With Isometric Resistance Training at its original source Breaking Muscle:
https://breakingmuscle.com/news/reducing-high-blood-pressure-with-isometric-resistance-training
