Strengthening exercises for your Fingers

 We move into another important area here that again is so often neglected, and that is strengthening exercises for your fingers to get added ability to them as well, it is always a very good idea here to really warm up your hands, wrists and fingers thoroughly before starting out

So make a circle of sorts with your fingers pointing down and your thumbs slightly behind (find the most comfortable position for you) and place your fingertips on the ground shoulders width apart directly under your shoulders and start to do the basic press up

This will be quite challenging but with constant practice you will get there and if you find it hard why not do a timed hold exercise here again for 3 sets and get your fingers used to holding your bodyweight for say 15 to 30 seconds at first and build up to a minute or more for each rep

If you find that these strengthening exercises are impossible for you to do then do the same thing but with your knees on the floor instead of legs stretched out behind you and build up to doing the exercise this way, you will need to shake out your hands and wrists after each set

Strengthening exercises for Fingers using Sand

I can just hear you thinking “Sand” well just give me a chance to explain get a good size bucket and fill it with dry sand and do not pack it down too much at first for this exercise, like everything else you need to build up the ability of your hands and fingers to perform any kind of progressive strengthening exercises you may do

when you have filled the bucket with sand lightly pat down the top layer then very slowly at first plunge your straight fingered hand into the sand, alternating both right and left keeping your fingers tight together and slightly flexed, you do not want to do this exercise with totally straight fingers

This may surprise you, the workout you will get from this will definitely leave your fingers, hands and wrists knowing they have been worked on, so warm them down slowly by shaking hands and wrists, consider using a cold bag of peas from the freezer then warm water alternating if you are really aching badly.