If you’ve scrolled through fitness TikTok or Instagram lately, you’ve probably seen the dead hang trend, people simply hanging from a pull-up bar for as long as they can. It looks simple enough, ...

Dead hangs have been flooding social media feeds with users claiming they have transformed their health with the simple exercise. It’s hailed as a “miracle move” for your posture, grip strength, ...

Hanging from a pull-up bar can improve your grip strength and shoulder mobility—but dead hangs are also kind of overrated. Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing ...

Owing to our ape ancestry, we were born to hang, and a new branch of research suggests that spending time hanging loose is a real boon for the body. A dead hang, which can easily be performed at home, ...