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How good is your grip?

Weaker grip strength is linked to higher risks of heart disease, cognitive decline, certain cancers and death. Latest Forecast

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According to medical experts, grip strength reflects muscle strength, functional ability and overall health.

"When people hear about this, they think, 'Well, I need to go out and increase my grip strength,'" said Dr. Clayton Alexander, an orthopedic surgeon at Mercy Medical Center. "It is not known that increasing your grip strength will make a difference to the things that grip strength predicts in and of itself, but doing a general strength training program, staying in shape, staying healthy and especially doing resistance and strength traini

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