harllee
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I am a 72 year old female. I have never had great hand strength, I used to have to ask my husband to open jars, etc for me or use some sort of mechanical jar opener. All that has changed. Now I can open most any jar, bottle etc with no problem. What has changed? Only thing I can figure is that for the last 4 months I have been going to a class at my CCRC fitness center called "Strong and Limber" 3 days a week. It is an hour class that involves some stretching and about 45 minutes of all sorts of hand weight exercise. I started out using 5 pound weights and now I use 8 pound weights. I do feel stronger over all, I can get up off the floor easier, etc. But the increase in my hand strength has been almost unbelievable.