Handy to know: does exercise increase your grip strength?

Your grip strength can reveal far more about you than your personality — it may well hold clues to your health

23 May 2021 - 17:48 By Devlin Brown

Let’s get to grips with the topic at hand. We don’t dabble in the currency of stereotypes — we’ve met some big, strong people who feel as if they’re handing you a trout instead of shaking your hand, while we’ve also met small people who run Table Mountain’s rocky paths every week who literally squeeze out a glimpse of your ancestors...

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