Muscle is an essential component of human anatomy, with over 600 muscles in the human body which work together to control movement and perform many other important functions. Age-related decline in muscle mass and function (known as sarcopenia) is closely connected to frailty, falls and mortality and a serious global health issue in the elderly. Developing muscle health throughout our lives is essential to reduce muscle decline in later life.

Come and use our handheld dynamometer to measure your grip strength (a measure of muscle strength) and plot this against age on our giant chart. Results will be displayed anonymously throughout the day. As data increases, it will be possible to calculate several interesting outputs including maximum/minimum, and average grip strength.

Play on our interactive ball maze game which demonstrates the importance of environmental exposure on muscle health through epigenetic changes and how our actions may improve disease patterns (an area of research which University of Southampton specialises in).