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: ...

If someone asks you how you are feeling today, you might flex your biceps to show how strong and fit you are. But perhaps a better indicator of good health is farther down your arm. According to ...

Most of the exercises I try are broad in scope, aimed at enhancing an entire system or region of the body. Occasionally, though, I encounter fitness with a focus. This week, I picked up an Xtensor, an ...

During a Zoom interview, Maury Purnell, 85, hangs in the air, firmly grasping a trapeze bar, answering questions and smiling, no less. He manages it all in a plaid button-up shirt instead of gym ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This grip strengthener is made of heavy-duty plastic and reinforced metal alloy materials, making it pretty darn durable. It can ...

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 ...

The arms and hands can become susceptible to overuse problems, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, bursitis and other related conditions. Conditioning and strengthening the muscles, tendons ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A large, diverse cohort study shows that muscle strength, especially grip strength, may signal ...

One of the most overlooked areas of strength training for football players is the proper development of hand and forearm strength. Virtually every aspect of the game requires strong and powerful hand ...

Background Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) commonly affects the hands and wrists with inflammation, deformity, pain, weakness and restricted mobility leading to reduced function. The effectiveness of ...

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 ...