The likely trigger was a headline-grabbing study in the Lancet in 2015 that associated grip strength with longer life.

Great hand strength is an underrated attribute in football. From blocking to making the big catch, these tips can help ...

New range gives lifters, athletes, and everyday exercisers focused tools for stronger hands, wrists, and forearms. Hand grippers, forearm trainers, ...

Everyday tasks like carrying groceries or walking a dog demand more hand and forearm strength than most people realize - until it fades. Clinicians and researchers are pointing to grip as a practical ...

We’re talking, of course, about your grip strength and the simple yet effective grip strengthener. Grip plays a key role in a number of exercises including deadlifts, rows and more, but a strong hand ...

How hard you can squeeze a handheld gauge may tell you more about your future than the number on your blood pressure cuff. That is the striking finding from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology ...

When measuring grip strength during a health checkup, I find myself curious about the numbers in the next row. After seeing ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. You probably work your ...