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Letter: You can try an isometric workout in your bed

Published 2 July 2025

From Clive Bashford, London, UK

You don’t need to go to a gym to do isometric exercise, where you tighten and hold certain muscles, for example in a plank. You don’t even have to get out of bed, as no movement is needed. I started doing this when I noticed my arms getting weak – at 79, I am amazed at how my strength has improved(7 June, p 44).

Issue no. 3550 published 5 July 2025

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