Ingredients to Avoid in Grip (and Cosmetic Products)
5 common ingredients to avoid in grip and cosmetic products you use daily and in the one you use to add grip to your sport performance.
Grip strength (hand grip strength) is a surprisingly powerful snapshot of overall strength and resilience. Research links it to cardiovascular outcomes and longevity. And for anyone training in pole dance and aerial disciplines, grip is also about safety, performance, and confidence.
Grip strength is how strongly your hand can squeeze. In clinical settings it’s often measured with a dynamometer and used as a simple, practical indicator of general strength.
A study published in The Lancet (Leong et al., PURE study) followed nearly 140,000 people across 17 countries for about 4 years.
The takeaway is clear: weaker grip strength is strongly associated with:
One striking point from this research: grip strength was a stronger predictor of cardiovascular mortality than systolic blood pressure.
A recent narrative review in the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (Vaishya et al.) proposes grip strength as a potential new vital sign alongside temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing.
Across the evidence reviewed, stronger grip strength is correlated with:
In Clinical Interventions in Aging, Bohannon highlights how declining grip strength is often among the early signs associated with sarcopenia (age-related loss of muscle mass and strength).
The meta-analytic evidence also quantifies risk: each 5 kg decrease in grip strength is associated with a significant increase in the risk of mortality and heart attack.
When you train on apparatus, silks, hoop, or pole, grip is the direct contact point between intention and control. It supports:
A “good grip” isn’t just brute strength. It’s a mix of:
Most importantly: grip is trainable. It’s not something you either have or don’t have.
If science suggests grip strength reflects health, and sport demands it for safety, the goal becomes simple: build a reliable grip.
A few simple but effective habits:
At Polipole, we develop formulas to support athletes training in pole dance and aerial disciplines: effectiveness, duration, and reliability, with attention to skin, equipment, and the environment.
Grip strength is far more than an athletic detail: research links it to cardiovascular health, longevity, and overall wellbeing. And for pole and aerial athletes, it’s also the foundation of safety and performance.
Training it intelligently—and supporting it with consistent choices—is an investment you feel right away… and one that matters long-term.
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