isometric exercise
noun
exercise or a program of exercises to strengthen specific muscles or shape the figure by pitting one muscle or part of the body against another or against an immovable object in a strong but motionless action, as by pressing the fist of one hand against the palm of the other or against a desk.
any specific exercise of this type.
Origin of isometric exercise
1First recorded in 1965–70
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How to use isometric exercise in a sentence
With wrists, it’s often best to start with isometric exercises, which involve keeping your joints still and contracting muscles from that static position.
In this case, the subjects had knee osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, or tennis elbow, and neither dynamic nor isometric exercises seemed to help.
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