The Rice Bucket Challenge: 6 Surprisingly Beneficial Hand and Forearm Exercises

Hands and fingers work best when strong and conditioned, but are often left out of most exercise regimens. Dip into these exercises to strengthen them up.
The Rice Bucket Challenge: 6 Surprisingly Beneficial Hand and Forearm Exercises
PeopleImages/Getty Images
|Updated:
0:00

Hands are the king of function. They are directly involved in almost every functional task you perform. In fact, the only things moving as I type these words are my hands and fingers. Strangely, however, even though hands and fingers are frequently used, they are often neglected when it comes to strength and flexibility training.

The great majority of us tend to rely on daily use alone to maintain the strength and functioning of our hands, but there is a risk in this: progressive decline.

Kevin Shelley
Kevin Shelley
Kevin Shelley is a licensed occupational therapist with over 30 years of experience in major health care settings. He is a health columnist for The Epoch Times.