Think of all the activities that depend on your hands, and you will be quick to appreciate the importance of having a good grip and hands that don’t hurt—from earning a living to enjoying your free time, grip strength and hand health are vitally important.
Since we opened our doors in 1988, IronMind has been the worldwide leader in grip strength, explaining its importance; developing new products; and establishing standards of excellence and recognizing top performers.
IronMind has also made parallel contributions in hand health and hand therapy, helping people to prevent, reduce and eliminate hand and elbow pain—and bringing about remarkable improvements in the quality of their lives . . . we help people with what they need to and love to do with their hands.
Strong hands, healthy hands . . . IronMind is here
to help you have both because, as we see it,
grip strength and hand health are just different sides
of the same coin.
Find out more about hand strength and hand health:
Did you know that hand grip strength is an indicator of your future health and well-being?
According to a study conducted over a period of 25 years, the hand grip strength of mid-life males was highly predictive of their overall health and well-being in the later years of life. Those who had good muscle strength in mid-life were found to be less likely to suffer from disabilities 25 years later.*
It is important to understand that having a strong and healthy hand does not cause fewer disabilities in old age. Rather, if you are leading an active, healthful lifestyle overall in your young/mid-life years, you will be less susceptible to ailments in your old age—and your hand grip strength is one way of knowing how well you’re doing on this score.
*Taina Rantanen et al., “Midlife Hand Grip Strength as a Predictor of Old Age Disability,” The Journal of the American Medical Assn. 281 (6): 558–560 (1999).
According to a study conducted over a period of 25 years, the hand grip strength of mid-life males was highly predictive of their overall health and well-being in the later years of life. Those who had good muscle strength in mid-life were found to be less likely to suffer from disabilities 25 years later.*
It is important to understand that having a strong and healthy hand does not cause fewer disabilities in old age. Rather, if you are leading an active, healthful lifestyle overall in your young/mid-life years, you will be less susceptible to ailments in your old age—and your hand grip strength is one way of knowing how well you’re doing on this score.
*Taina Rantanen et al., “Midlife Hand Grip Strength as a Predictor of Old Age Disability,” The Journal of the American Medical Assn. 281 (6): 558–560 (1999).
