Weak Grip and Slow Chair Rises Linked to Double the Heart Disease Risk
This study suggests grip strength and chair-rise speed may be useful markers of heart health.
Two simple tests, how hard you can squeeze and how fast you can stand up from a chair, tracked heart disease risk in middle-aged and older Chinese adults. The weakest grip plus the slowest chair rise came with roughly twice the risk of heart disease or stroke over about eight years. The pattern held whether people had normal blood sugar, prediabetes, or diabetes. This is a correlation, not proof that building strength protects your heart.
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