These Are the 14 Low-Impact Isometric Exercises Trainers Recommend to Build Strength
You don t necessarily need to do a ton of high-impact moves in your workouts. Case in point: isometric exercises, or static holds, that recruit your muscles with time under tension. These can look like holding a squat, hollow hold, or wall sit.
NASM- and NCCPT-certified personal trainer Monica Jones told POPSUGAR that doing isometric squats, for example, will help someone who is hoping to increase their weight on a barbell squat or get better at squatting for higher reps and longer periods of time because holding that static squat increases strength and stability in the recruited muscles.