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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Georgia Brown

The Health Industry’s Best Kept Secret? This Simple, Free Test That Predicts How Well You’ll Age

Grip strength test: A woman trying the grip strength test with a pair of dumbbells.

For years, the wellness conversation has been dominated by step counts, sleep scores and gut health indicators. But as our understanding of longevity evolves, experts are increasingly shifting their focus towards something far simpler: strength.

How strong you are may say more about your future health than how many supplements you take or how often you meditate. In particular, scientists have been paying close attention to one surprisingly powerful measure: grip strength.

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