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Isometrics are exercises like planks and wall sits that strengthen muscles and tone the body. Because they are low-impact, isometric exercises help injury recovery and relieve joint pain.

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.

Surface EMG data were collected from the vastus medialis oblique (VMO), vastus lateralis (VL), and gluteus medius (Gmed) muscles of the dominant leg of each subject during three single leg, weight ...