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How Strengthening Your Hands Can Add Years to Your Life
Grip training is dreadfully boring but the alternative is worse.
Did you know that grip strength is the second greatest predictor of lifespan? Not only does it reflect upper body strength, but it’s strongly correlated to your functionality and independence with daily life activities. For something that only V02max ousts in order of importance, you’d think that more people would be doing it… or at least talking about it.
It’s time to change this trend and prioritize grip strength training like the life-changing medicine that it is. Fortunately, it’s dead easy to do. While I recently broke down V02max and the large time investment it takes to improve this value, grip strength training is very much the opposite. In just 2–3 minutes per day, you can build unstoppable wrists that will not only decrease pain but also protect tissues around the elbow and upper arm as you stop compensating for this weak joint.
Whether you’re recovering from a wrist fracture or simply want to boost your joint health and longevity, this short routine has the power to transform your health!
