How firmly you can squeeze your hand provides clinicians with a snapshot into your overall health—with studies consistently ...

Want to know how healthy you are? There’s one health metric experts can look to for hints about everything from your cardiovascular risks to your brain health and even your risk of dying by any cause: ...

Grip strength is a measure of how tightly you can hold onto an object in your hand and how long you can firmly grasp it. Hand grip is a very helpful bodily function that allows us to hold, lift, or ...

Grip strength is essential for daily activities and is a key indicator of health and longevity. Simple exercises, such as ball squeezes, towel twists, dead hangs, and farmers' carries, can build grip ...

Measly grip strength is one of the most common gripes when it comes to weightlifting. Think about it. How many times have you had to cut a deadlift set short because your hands are cramping up? Having ...

Maintaining a firm grip helps you perform better at the gym and in everyday life. We spoke to experts about why it matters ...

As with muscle strength in general, grip strength naturally declines with age, “reflecting changes in muscle mass, neural ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Oftentimes when we’re working out, we tend to focus on ...

The bench press is among the most popular exercises for the chest and triceps. Many variations in grip exist for the bench press, with different variations emphasizing slightly different muscles ...

You might be surprised by how many times a day you pick up or grasp an object, whether it’s a phone, doorknob, tablet, or utensil. I counted 15 times I reached for different things at my desk within a ...

You try to open a pill bottle and can’t get the top off, or maybe it’s getting harder to hold on to your dog’s leash. It’s common to have troubles with your grip as you age, but some factors—including ...