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Green thumbs have strong hands they say...




First published at Qondio:













Gardening provides enough exercise to keep older adults in good shape. And the benefits don't stop there, say researchers at Kansas State University.

"As we age, we lose hand strength," said Candice Shoemaker, an asssociate professor of human ecology at the university's Center on Ageing. "Taking cuttings, mixing soil, and potting cuttings involve a lot of hand work."



Older adults who are gardeners definately have better strength and pinch force.



As a man who had very strong hands most of his life, I agree with this finding that we lose hand strength as we age. I also agree that gardening can help in restoring some of this lost strength. Unfortunately I'm not much of a gardener, and will have to find another way to emulate the gardeners new found hand strength.


Acknowledgements: Peter Petterson