Abstract: Apparatuses with rolling contact handles are described. An apparatus for hand exercising includes an outer frame having a first rail and a second rail spaced apart and an outer handle extending between the first and second rails, the outer handle configured to engage with a thenar of a hand, a roller bar slideably coupled to the first and second rails, the roller bar having a plurality of rollers capable of rotating about an axis of the roller bar, wherein the plurality of rollers are configured to support a plurality of fingers of the hand, and a resistance assembly coupled to the roller bar and the outer frame, the resistance assembly resisting movement of the roller bar towards the outer handle.