Recent studies show it’s time to ditch the handshake and opt for a fist bump instead. Not sure what a fist bump is? Google dictionaries define a fist bump as “a gesture of greeting or affirmation in which two people lightly tap each other's clenched fist.” Yes, it may have been familiar to you in your younger years, but doctors are suggesting that it is time to bring back this trend. Research has compared to amount of bacteria transfer between three different types of hand greetings, the handshake, the high-five, and the fist bump. The fist bump won the hearts of doctors as it proved to be twenty times more hygienic than the standard handshake. The results of the study are so revealing that people are looking to ban the act of handshaking in hospitals, to be replaced with no hand contact at all, or if necessary a fist bump.
These finding are important to the elderly who tend to be frequent visitors of hospitals, doctor’s offices, and other places where germs can spread easily. Not to mention that the elderly usually have weaker immune systems to begin with. The next time you see your ole’ buddy consider employing the fist bump to spare you and your friend from potentially dangerous germs. Hey what could be so bad? Leaders across the globe are even on board with new trend. This clearly shows that the newest professional greeting is a simple fist bump.
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