I sit in traffic a lot on my job. I bought two hand squeezers at the Sports Authority. Every red light, ten reps with the right hand, ten reps with the left. I’ve got one sitting right by the gear shifter in the Honda.

Check out Samsara Pole Studio’s video on hand printing kinesthesics. I have to admit I thought this whole idea was nutty when I first saw it–but it really works. She steps you through this mental sequence of pressing your hand into the the wall–or the pole. You imagine more of your skin "flowing" into the wall or the pole to get more "fleshy" part into the grip area. This is an exercise that many Pilates and Anatomy/Kinesthesics therapists practitioners use with their patients. I’m not sure how it works–but it may just heighten awareness of your surface area on the palm of the hand and help you think better about hand placement.

It’s a workout, too. After ten minutes of "pressing your hand into the wall," you are out of breath!

Joel