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2026 Strength: Exercise of the month – Farmer’s Carry
Theme:
Strength
Level:
All
Equipment:
Kettlebell/weight/backpack
Parkinson's Type:
Safety First:
Remember to exercise within your own capability and to modify or cease activity as necessary to ensure your safety.
Overview
The Farmer’s Carry is one of the best exercises for building grip strength, with stronger grip linked to better global strength, function and healthy ageing.
Improving grip strength can enhance lifting performance, carrying capacity, hand function and confidence with everyday tasks like shopping, gardening and household chores.
The goal is simple: grab something heavy enough to challenge your grip, walk up and down a hallway in your home, and see how long you can hold on before your grip gives out.