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If you’re new to exercise and unsure where to start then you can’t go wrong with body weight exercises. No gym required! Share with a friend to start their fitness journey with you 💪 #BodyweightExercises #HealthyLifestyle #WomenInFitness #NoExcuses

A beautiful morning for my ladies circuit class today. Lots of hard work taking place but lots of smiles too! #fitnessfriday

Not a research article this week but a piece published in the Guardian about the effects of touch.
The article highlights the importance of all types of consensual touch to our wellbeing. But we all knew that didn't we?
There is also a link to the full research paper below if you want to see the detail.
To quote one of the researchers “It is a historical misfortune that we have prioritised talking over touch or other somatic therapies in the past couple of centuries. This review gives us the necessary emphasis and confidence to redress this balance with further, careful study on touch interventions,”
Article is here:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/08/touch-reduce-pain-depression-anxiety-mental-physical-health?fbclid=IwAR3ulqudt6J85Vajj3sBxdX7YFLOtBqm5Ihrejht44vCKSOWQLbz9iSqb5g_aem_AWchzKt6BsVG2TBG-iJ5y4MfwDxVRkoNLQ9O1PtyCi4MZyapkHSlHOFq3Uh3DTQW1PhwD5_-lusLpfkkCRI9ouGe
The full research paper is here:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01841-8?fbclid=IwAR2CYxLwwoYQcFjWZjaXXCnLBwCYjd2s98uJV8VtOwbiwENII-HOxly7kho_aem_AWfjENV9ksI_dYqg-s-Ooe--_70ZScAm7K8mey3D5Qc9qiZE4IVMkiAM0aAGgaLOOl7MUzP_C9lErhcliQXJ4929

So today is the first of what we hope to turn into a monthly slot - Trivia Tuesday; and what better way to start than with the origins of the word "massage".

If you have any trivia related to our industry that you want to share, feel free to add a comment below.