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Group workouts offer Yemenis psychological reprieve from war

epaselect epa11300136 Yemenis perform group workouts at a stadium in Sana'a, Yemen, 25 April 2024. The free sports club, officially called 'Ahsan Fareek' in Arabic ('The Best Team'), has over 3,000 male members, who perform a set of group workouts daily in the early morning in 25 branches, 15 of which are in the capital Sana'a, according to estimates by the club. The members of all Sana'a-based branches gather once on the last Thursday of each month in a stadium to perform group workouts together as a way to keep fit and relieve the psychological stresses that many people suffer from due to the effects of the prolonged war in Yemen. There is a notable absence of women since they do not generally exercise in public due to strict Muslim and tribal traditions practiced in the Arab country. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

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