Tag: Activ5
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Can You Handle This Isometric Cardio Workout?
Activ5 Blog – 7.30.19 (7.25.19) You don’t have to choose between an isometric workout and cardio. In fact, isometric exercises are so versatile that you can seamlessly integrate them into your cardio workout. Read more: Can You Handle This Isometric Cardio Workout?
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How to Get Safer Exercises with Proper Workout Form
Activ5 Blog – 6.20.19 (6.19.19) Everybody talks about the importance of diet and regular exercise, but what about making workouts as safe as possible? The surest way you can take yourself out of commission is by repeatedly performing a workout the wrong way. Read more: How to Get Safer Exercises with Proper Workout Form
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Examples of Isometric Contractions in Sports
Activ5 Blog – 5.2.19 (4.24.19) While most people can’t list examples of isometric contractions in sports off the top of their heads, athletes have always espoused the power of isometrics – they may just refer to it as a hold, weight training or resistance training. In fact, isometrics play a huge part in most professional…
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Lifehack: Activ5 Exercises to Do While Playing Video Games
Activ5 Blog – 3.11.19 (3.8.19) Gamers – especially eSports athletes – need to stay fit. Because any serious gamer, professional or otherwise, will tell you that long hours of gameplay causes more than a mental toll. People aren’t meant to sit for hours at a time like gamers do, which is why according to some studies,…
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Why Isometric Strength Training Is the Next Big Thing
Activ5 Blog – 3.7.19 (3.6.19) While isometric training has been around for hundreds of years, we’re now able to quantify the benefits of isometrics and its usefulness in strength-building. Sports science is proving what physical therapists and weight lifters have always known: isometric training is necessary for anyone seeking to max their gains. Read more:…
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Knee Pain Relief Exercises: Why Isometrics Are the Some of the Best Exercises for Knee Pain
Activ5 Blog – 3.3.19 (2.22.19) It might not seem intuitive, but there are exercises that can help reduce knee pain. While resting is an essential part of recovering from knee pain, restoring strength is a vital part of helping with pain relief. Read more: Knee Pain Relief Exercises: Why Isometrics Are the Some of the…
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The Ultimate 15-Minute Isometric Bicep Workout
Activ5 Blog – 2.23.19 (2.21.19) Looking for the best biceps workout you can do at home? Take it from the most famous bodybuilders and athletes around: no bicep workout is complete without isometrics. The concept of ‘muscle exhaustion’, long-held by fitness experts as an effective way to target certain muscle groups, is an essential tool…
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What Is Isometric Exercise? The Strength Training You’ve Been Looking For
Activ5 Blog – 2.19.19 (2.13.19) Isometric exercise – it’s more than just the next great fitness fad. While obstacle courses, tire flipping, and other flashy workouts are currently en vogue, the fitness world is beginning to move away from a macro-level of fitness, opting for super-efficient workouts with a focus on how muscles work at…
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Simple Daily Workout Series featuring the Activ5 Isometric workout device
Activ5 Blog – 7.17.18 (7.13.18) We’ve developed the Activ5 Simple Workout Series, which utilizes powerful isometric exercises to focus on the parts of your body that you want to improve the most. This series will focus on full body simple daily workout exercises utilizing both isometric and simple physical exercises you can do every day!…
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Top 10 Reasons Working Professionals Don’t Workout & How to Start Now
Activ5 Blog – 5.31.18 (5.30.18) Thanks to the long hours at work, the commute, and traveling, you never have time to stick to an exercise routine. And even if you had more time, it’s tough to stay motivated to workout after a stressful day. Did you know that “I don’t have time” is the number…