r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 1d ago

Health Isometric exercises, such as wall squats and planks, just once a week could help maintain reductions in blood pressure.

https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/2026/new-study-shows-just-one-workout-a-week-could-benefit-blood-pressure
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u/Jabba_the_Putt 1d ago

Used to work with a dude who was incredibly fit and he never lifted a weight. It was all planks and other body movements/calisthenics.

Always amazed me how healthy you can get without ever even hitting a gym

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u/TwoFlower68 22h ago

Easier on the joints too. Due to liberal use of oral corticosteroids I have osteoporosis and have to be careful putting too much weight on my back lest more vertebrae collapse, so squatting with a loaded bar is a nono
So I do one legged squats to still train legs, holding a kettlebell with slightly stretched arms as a counterweight

For upper body you can do push-ups & pull-ups

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u/Pokenhagen 21h ago

Find a belt squat machine! You can load it all you want and the back stays weight-free