When most of us think of fitness, we imagine spending hours in the gym pounding the treadmill, cranking out burpees or lifting iron.
But recent research shows you don't need to put in an enormous effort to reap some of the benefits. In fact, you barely need to move at all – just holding a pose for a few minutes at a time can help. Isometric exercises such as remaining in a squat position or sitting down on a chair with a leg extended in front of you, can improve your heart health and enhance your muscular strength.
That's good news for the many people who are struggling to build an exercise regime into their current schedule. Most of us know the importance of physical activity; we just struggle to put it into practice. According to the World Health Organization, levels of inactivity across the world actually increased by five percentage points to 31% between 2010 and 2022. Might isometric exercise be the answer?
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