The Body Coach Joe Wicks has left his followers stunned with a photo of his baby daughter Leni. The fitness guru shared snaps of himself and wife Rosie in Santa Monica with their children Indie, four, Marley, three and seven-month-old Leni, who they welcomed in September.
Joe, 37, posted a striking picture on Instagram of his youngest child dangling from a metal playground bar as he looked on proudly, leaving some fans even wondering if it was real and not photoshopped. As fans rushed to comment, it was explained that babies are born with the Palmar grasp, a primitive clinging reflex which causes the baby to involuntarily close their fingers around an object placed in their palm and hang on.
The reflex is said to have evolved as it is essential to survival in primates, where the young can be safely carried while grasping on to the fur as the mother forages for food or moves from one place to another. Olympic gymnast Max Whitlock replied: "Haha nice."
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But Jody G gasped: "Is the first pics photoshopped??" And Mel Hipwell questioned: "Surely a baby can't do that." Lillian Feegan echoed: "The first pic can’t be for real well doctored…I hope."
Debrose1963 also asked: "Is that even possible a baby that age being able to hang from monkey bars though?!" And 300kgg said: "That first photo makes me uncomfortable."
But Nicola McGlashan replied: "It's fine babies can do that when they r wee Joe would have caught her but they don't really let go it just looks scary x" And Naseem said: "My babies/toddlers could all do this when they were young. It was only for a few seconds. We were there ready to catch them."
Claretra said: "It is called the palmar grasp reflex and it is normal for babies." kathybarnes 1963 wrote: "Baby’s natural reaction is to hold on tight, they all do it don’t they?" And bodgingthebodycoach applauded: "That first picture of Leni is amazing!!! You need to recreate that every year!!!"
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