What is grip strength?
Grip strength is a measure of the strength with which your hand can hold or grip an object. To mobilize this type of force, it is necessary to combine the use of many parts such as forearm muscles, hand muscles and fingers.
According to a study published in Clinical Interventions in Aging, grip strength is an indispensable biomarker for adults.
Grasping is also an indicator of the body's overall health, upper limb function, bone mineral density, fractures, falls, malnutrition, cognitive decline, depression, sleep and substance problems. quantity of life. A grip strength test can also indicate your risk of diabetes.
How to improve grip strength?
- Practice gripping or crushing: Crush grip is the gripping force between your fingers as well as your palm. The easiest grip strength exercise is crush or grip training. One can use a hand gripper or a ball lying around for grip practice.
- Walking with a heavy load: You just need to hold a heavy object or a kettlebell in your hand and walk a certain distance with good posture. This helps your grip, forearms, and overall body stability.
- Hang yourself: For this exercise, all you need to do is find a place to hang yourself. This exercise, along with grip strength, focuses on decompressing the spine.
- Wrist curls: Bending your forearm and wrist in different directions helps you target the flexor muscles, which are important for grip strength. Many exercisers include wrist curls in their warm-up exercises to relax the muscles.
- Plate grip: Take the weight plates and hold them between your thumb and index finger. You can do the same with books or household objects instead. This exercise improves grip strength and motor skills.
