Grip strength has been proposed as a biomarker. Supporting this proposition, evidence is
provided herein that shows grip strength is largely consistent as an explanator of concurrent …

Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength or physical
performance. Increased amounts of adipose tissue often accompany sarcopenia, a condition …

This review proposes that physical inactivity could be considered a behavior selected by
evolution for resting, and also selected to be reinforcing in life-threatening situations in …

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a fast spreading
virus leading to the development of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). Severe and …

Objectives Grip strength has been linked to risk of adverse health outcomes. This study
aimed to quantitatively assess the associations between grip strength and risk of all-cause …

Flexibility refers to the intrinsic properties of body tissues that determine maximal joint range
of motion without causing injury. For many years, flexibility has been classified by the …

Societies are progressively aging, with the oldest old (ie., those aged> 80–85 years) being
the most rapidly expanding population segment. However, advanced aging comes at a …

Intrinsic capacity, a crucial concept in healthy ageing, is defined by WHO as" the composite
of all the physical and mental capacities that an individual can draw on at any point in time" …

Resistance training (RT) is an often ignored but essential component of physical health. The
functioning of the musculoskeletal system declines with age, resulting in sarcopenia, loss of …

Demonstrations that grip strength has predictive power in relation to a range of health
conditions—even when these are assessed decades later—has motivated claims that hand …