Objective : This study aimed to provide basic data for finding ways to manage and promote the health of the elderly by analyzing the relationship between grip strength and the ability to perform activities of daily living in the elderly depending on whether or not they exercise regularly. Method : A secondary analysis was conducted on 5,192 subjects from the 9th (2022) Aging Research Panel Survey raw data. The relationships between the variables were analyzed by selecting the elderly's grip strength, basic activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, regular exercise, and control variables. Result : The main results of this study were as follows: First, among the factors affecting the activities of daily living, the score was significantly lower for women, those under 75 years of age, those with a middle school diploma or higher, those with a marital status, and those without hypertension or diabetes, indicating a higher ability to perform activities of daily living (p<0.05). Second, the higher the grip strength, the lower the score of activities of daily living, and there was a negative correlation in the correlation analysis (r=-0.60, p=0.00), and in the multiple regression analysis, the grip strength was found to have a negative effect on the score of activities of daily living (β =-0.06, p=0.00). Third, even when controlling for demographic factors, health behavior factors, and regular exercise, it had a negative effect of 11-14% on the scores of basic and instrumental activities of daily living (p<0.05), confirming that the higher the grip strength, the higher the ability to perform activities of daily living. Fourth, the group that exercised regularly had significantly lower scores on activities of daily living (p<0.05), and in particular, in the 1st quartile group with the lowest grip strength, there was a significant difference in the scores on activities of daily living depending on whether or not they exercised regularly, indicating that regular exercise had a greater effect on the ability to perform activities of daily living when grip strength was low. Conclusion : In order to improve the elderly's ability to perform activities of daily living to enhance their independence, it is thought that developing an intervention program that allows them to participate in regular exercise in their daily lives, along with grip strength training, could be one strategy for improving the elderly's ability to perform activities of daily living.