Identify The Form/type of Exercise Assigned To Your Group, Whether Isokinetic, Isotonic or Isometric Type of Exercise? Explain Why and Support It With Research

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Identify the form/type of exercise assigned to your group, whether Isokinetic, Isotonic or
Isometric type of exercise? Explain why and support it with research.
It seems there are always exercise terms that pop up and have many of us wondering…am I
missing something. Am I doing my fitness routine right? The short answer is you aren’t missing
anything and, yes, you are probably doing it right. There is no one right way to exercise. The
primary goal is to move in a way that feels good and boosts overall health and well-being.
Whether we can name the types of exercise matters less; still, in case curiosity has gotten the
best of you here is what you need to know about isotonic and isometric exercise.
Isotonic Exercise
The word isotonic is from the Greek and roughly translates to equal or same tone. According to
a medicine.net article, the muscle maintains equal tone while shortening during isotonic
exercise. That means your muscles maintain the same tension throughout the exercise.
Examples of isotonic exercise include squats, stair climbing, bicep curls and push-ups.Biceps
using resistance band
Benefits of isotonic exercise
 Supports quality of life by building range of motion muscles that help with activities of
daily living.
 Little or no special equipment is required.
 Strengthens muscles.
 Improves bone density and reduces risk of osteoporosis.
 Boosts cardiovascular health
 Isometric Exercise
Writing for the Mayo Clinic, Dr. Edward Laskowski defines isometric exercise as contractions of
a particular muscle or group of muscles. Unlike with isotonic exercises, isometric exercises do
not move muscles through a range. Instead, the muscles are stable, done in one position so
that there is tension but no change in length. Isometric exercise is also known as static strength
training. Examples include the plank and side bridge as well as the wall sit and many yoga poses
such as chair and tree poses. Notice that these are all exercises that involve holding a position
rather than moving as is the case with isotonic exercise.
Benefits of isometric exercisePlank (front hold, hover, abdominal bridge) exercise. Studio shot
over whit
 Requires little time – you can benefit in as little as 10 to 30 seconds performed regularly.
 Has a rehabilitative effect on muscles.
 Improves joint flexibility.
 May help lower blood pressure
Look for fun ways to incorporate both isometric and isotonic exercises in your regular exercise
routine. You will realize benefits in terms of range of motion as well as muscle strength. These
will add up to health benefits as well as improved quality of life.
ISOTONIC VS. ISOMETRIC EXERCISES

Cardio Combo is an isotonic type of exercise. The word isotonic is from the Greek and roughly
translates to equal or same tone. According to a medicinenet article, the muscle maintains
equal tone while shortening during isotonic exercise. That means your muscles maintain the
same tension throughout the exercise. Examples of isotonic exercise include squats, stair
climbing, bicep curls and push-ups.
Benefits of isotonic exercise
Supports quality of life by building range of motion muscles that help with activities of daily
living.
Little or no special equipment is required.
Strengthens muscles.
Improves bone density and reduces risk of osteoporosis.
Boosts cardiovascular health
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Isotonic excercise is also an activity that involves movement and work. And also an aerobic
exercise that involves the movements of all body parts. It also helps to obtain an over-all fitness
of a person.
Exercise Stress Testing for the Primary Care Provider
Charles S. King, in Essential Clinical Procedures (Second Edition), 2007
REVIEW OF ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Dynamic or isotonic exercise (muscular contraction resulting in movement) is preferred for

testing because it puts a volume stress rather than a pressure load on the heart. It also can be
performed in increments. According to the American Heart Association statement on exercise
standards, when dynamic exercise is begun or enhanced, oxygen uptake by the lungs quickly
increases. After the second minute, oxygen uptake usually remains relatively stable (steady
state) despite progressive levels of intensity of exercise. During steady state, heart rate, cardiac
output, blood pressure, and pulmonary ventilation are maintained at reasonably constant
levels.
Maximal oxygen consumption (o2max) is the highest level of oxygen consumption a subject can
achieve during maximal exercise. During exercise, a physically fit subject progressively increases
his or her oxygen consumption, cardiac output, and pulmonary ventilation as the circulatory
system provides blood and oxygen to the exercising tissues. The definition of a unit of
metabolic equivalent (1 MET) is the total oxygen consumption measured in milliliters of oxygen
per kilogram of body weight per minute for an adult sitting quietly at rest. 1 MET has been
measured at approximately 3.5 mL/kg per minute. MET can and should be used as a work
equivalent when comparing the level of physical work during different activities or different
exercise protocols (Cintron, 1996).
Heart rate is one of the determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption, and thus peak heart
rate is used as an indirect index of the workload imposed on the heart during exercise. Tables
and formulas have been developed that provide the expected peak heart rate that should be
attained during an exercise test carried out to maximal effort. The maximal achieved heart rate
is usually expressed as a percentage of maximal predicted heart rate for a given age. A test that
is limited by noncardiac factors at an attained heart rate less than 85% of maximal heart rate
(MHR) may not have challenged the circulatory cardiac reserve enough to attain predictive
validity. The percent of MHR at which symptoms or electrocardiographic evidence of
myocardial ischemia occurs is an indicator of severity of the cardiac impairment, the individual's
disability, and a rough index of prognosis. Studies suggest that attained METs may represent a
better unit of measure of stress in quantifying exercise.
During graduated exercise performed by normal subjects, heart rate and systolic blood pressure
increase progressively. The product of the achieved MHR and blood pressure is called the
double product or rate-pressure product and also serves as an index of myocardial oxygen
consumption. At rest, for example, the heart rate may be 70 and the systolic blood pressure
120 mm Hg, giving a double product of 8400. During exercise, the double product may exceed
30,000. When subjects cannot achieve a double product of 18,000 without signs or symptoms
of cardiac disease, cardiac reserve is severely impaired, indicating a poor prognosis (Cintron,
1996; Fletcher, 1992).
A normal or negative test is one in which the end points are achieved without the appearance
of symptoms, signs, or electrocardiographic findings that suggest the presence of cardiac
disease. A negative test usually indicates a low statistical probability for the presence of
clinically important cardiac disease.
The normal physiologic response to exercise may be altered by a number of cardiac diseases.
Coronary atherosclerosis is the most common and limits the dilatory capacity of the coronary
arteries. This restricts the amount of blood available to the myocardial tissues. Heart rate,
blood pressure, myocardial contractility, and left ventricular chamber diameter and wall
thickness all determine myocardial oxygen demand. The increase in heart rate, systolic blood
pressure, and myocardial contractility induced by exercise is balanced by an increase in
myocardial blood flow. Since myocardial oxygen extraction is almost maximal, even at rest, an
imbalance between oxygen demand and blood supply quickly leads to myocardial ischemia and
its clinical counterparts—angina, electrocardiographic changes, transient myocardial
mechanical dysfunction, and, occasionally, cardiac rhythm disorders. The most common
objective finding in patients with physiologically limiting coronary atherosclerosis who are
subjected to exercise testing is electrocardiographic ST segment depression, with or without
anginal symptoms (Fig. 11-2).
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Benefits of isotonic exercise

ISOTONIC VS. ISOMETRIC EXERCISES

Benefits of isotonic exercise

Little or no special equipment is required.

Improves bone density and reduces risk of osteoporosis.

Boosts cardiovascular health

Exercise Stress Testing for the Primary Care Provider

Charles S. King, in Essential Clinical Procedures (Second Edition), 2007

REVIEW OF ESSENTIAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Dynamic or isotonic exercise (muscular contraction resulting in movement) is preferred for

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