Grip strength is an indicator to help judge arm muscle strength and correlation activities. Insufficient grip strength not only indicates muscle loss, but also represents disability and increased risk of suffering from various types of elderly diseases. According to Daily Mail, nutritionist Ed Jones said that grip strength is a better indicator of longevity. If you cannot hold three-quarters of your body for one minute, you may be shorter than your peers.
Jons said that grip strength is "a mark of weakness in other parts of the body", and he suggested that he could test the weight of three-quarters of his body, which was about 140 pounds for an average male with an average weight of 190 pounds, and about 120 pounds for a woman with an average weight of 160 pounds.
For a long time, doctors have judged the risk of cardiovascular disease and dementia through grip strength testing. A 2016 study published in the Journal of Epidemic Studies and Community Health showed that mortality rates among subjects with poor grip strength were higher after 17 years of tracking. A study by The Lancet shows that predicting mortality and cardiovascular risk with grip strength is more accurate in higher blood pressure. People with weak grip strength can practice with a grip device and grip ball for one minute every day and make progress slowly.
However, the Health and Safety Executive of the UK said that the maximum safety weight that men can carry should not exceed 55 pounds and women should not exceed 33 pounds. If you lift heavy items over-exercise, it may cause back injuries. You can use the pendulum to maintain seconds to test grip. Generally, men should maintain for at least 60 seconds, while women should maintain for at least 30 seconds.
Balance ability is also an important indicator, because poor balance will increase the risk of falling. The test method is to put both hands on your hips, and when you start calculating with one foot away, stop calculating when your feet touch the ground or your hands leave your waist. The National Health Service recommends that ethnic groups between the ages of 18 and 39 should be able to maintain a single foot station for more than 43 seconds, for at least 40 seconds for those between 40 and 49 years, for those between 50 and 59 years, for at least 37 seconds, for those between 60 and 69 years, for at least 30 seconds, and for those between 70 and 79 years, for at least 18 and 19 seconds.