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What Is Isotonic Exercise?

What is isotonic exercise? Whatever your fitness plan, whether getting into shape, staying in shape, building muscle, or toning muscle you have, knowing how isotonics works to improve overall fitness is key. This articles concise explanation, along with exercise examples is sure to help.

What is Isotonic Exercise?

People often ask: “What is isotonic exercise?” Simply put, isotonic exercise is a form of exercise in which during muscle contractions, constant (or near constant) resistance exists within a specific muscle group. This form of exercise is most easily recognized as weight lifting or weight training.

Why Choose Isotonic Exercises?

Isotonic exercise is an excellent way to gain increased range of motion and mobility along with muscle strength and tone.

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GymJunkies Recipe Contest!

Food is fuel.  But it’s much more enjoyable when it’s tasty fuel.  Plain chicken breast and broccoli will definitely get the job done, but we all enjoy some flavor.

So let me know your favorite healthy recipe in the comments below.  I’ll pick my 3 favorite recipes, make each of them next weekend, and then declare one “winner” next Monday (June 21st).  The winner will receive a rare and oh-so-sexy “Treadmills Are For Gerbils” GymJunkies T-shirt so give me your recipe today!

Here are the rules:

1. You must put your

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In The News: Senate And Jobs Bill; Obama Appeals To Seniors; States’ Medicaid Squeeze; Beyond COBRA

Today’s headlines highlight President Obama’s planned visit to a senior center to tout health reform, while several columns examine insurance issues, what doctors say about electronic medical record goals and military treatment of traumatic brain injuries is investigated

Senate Dems Move On Jobs Bill
Pulled from the left and the right, Senate Democrats on Monday began shopping changes to a House-passed jobs bill that would increase aid to cash-strapped states while treading more lightly on new tax rules aimed at private equity interests with clout in the party. An estimated $24 billion in Medicaid funds — dropped by the House before Memorial Day — would be restored after an outcry from governors and liberals. At the

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Resistance Training Improves Flexibility, Too

Preliminary research calls into question the old adage that stretching improves flexibility more than resistance training.

“Our results suggest that full-range resistance training regimens can improve flexibility as well as, or perhaps better than, typical static stretching regimens,” says James R. Whitehead, EdD, of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.

Also known as strength training, resistance training usually involves lifting weights in order to build muscle. You can also increase your strength by pushing or working against something that resists your weight, such as doing push-ups.

“There’s an old notion that if you do resistance training, you have to stretch those muscles too,” Whitehead tells WebMD. Continue reading…

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