Another reason to add planks and wall sits to your routine
If you have high blood pressure or would like to maintain your current blood pressure planks and wall sits can help! A large study done in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that wall sits and planks (isometrics) reduced blood pressure more than aerobic/ cardio exercise, High intensity interval training and resistance training. All of these exercise programs helped to reduce blood pressure but the isometric exercises had the most significant reduction in both systolic (top number) and diastolic (bottom number) blood pressure. Planks and wall Sits (also known as wall squats) are isometric exercises. Isometrics focus on the…