Participants also completed a timed walk, which researchers used to determine walking speed and overall cardiorespiratory ...

Older women with greater strength had a significantly lower risk of death during an eight-year follow-up, researchers recently reported in JAMA Network Open. The study measured women’s grip strength ...

Older women with higher grip strength had a significantly lower risk of death, even after accounting for activity levels, fitness, inflammation, and body composition.

A comprehensive study of more than 4,200 older adults reveals that hand grip weakness significantly affects quality of life, particularly among older women. Researchers analyzed data from the Korea ...

Strength training is increasingly popular among women, and for good reason; research shows it can have benefits for heart ...

A large, diverse cohort study shows that muscle strength, especially grip strength, may signal survival odds in older women, regardless of how much they move, how long they sit, or their measured ...

Hand grip strength has become a reliable indicator of health, especially in older adults. Among other associations, a new study finds that low hand grip strength was linked to osteoporosis in women ...

Grip strength is necessary to maintain mobility and independence as you age. Here are five ways to improve it.

You don't need to look like a bodybuilder, but for healthy aging, maintaining muscle strength is likely just as important as getting enough aerobic activity. That's according to the findings of a ...

A simple test of grip strength could be able to predict whether women will develop diabetes after going through the menopause. Korean researchers found an association after analysing data collected ...

The association between muscular strength and lower mortality risk in older women highlights the value of physical activity for health aging.

Researchers at Washington State University analyzed data from 4,316 U.S. adults, drawn from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. They primarily measured grip strength, a ...