Kimberly O’Laughlin is a certified fitness trainer and a regional sales manager for SportsArt, a fitness industry leader in innovative cardio and strength equipment for home, club, military and ...

Improving grip strength is just as important as strengthening big muscle groups like biceps and glutes. Grip strength is how firmly and securely you can hold onto things, and how heavy the things you ...

Our hands go through so much. From the moment we wake until we turn into bed, they’re in play, spooning breakfast cereal into mouths, smoothing hair, grappling for Oyster cards, tap, tap tapping away ...

Our muscles weaken as we age. Measuring hand grip strength with a device known as a dynamometer is an excellent way to measure grip strength. Data now states that grip strength is an indicator of ...

WASHINGTON - Whether you're struggling to open a jar, carry all your grocery bags in one trip or hold onto a pull-up bar for longer than a few seconds, your grip strength is quietly working behind the ...

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A recent study linked stronger grip strength to a lower risk of developing obesity-related health conditions and early death.

Understanding and maintaining physical well-being is essential for high quality of life, and grip strength is a surprisingly insightful measure of overall health that can provide valuable insight.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." GRIP STRENGTH IS one of the more important—but underrated—physical characteristics for gym buffs and ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. During a Zoom interview, Maury Purnell, 85 ...

"Grip strength is a powerful biomarker of ageing and disease risk." When it comes to measuring our physical health, we often focus on metrics like blood pressure, body mass index, or cardiovascular ...