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Indian origin here, from a young age my parents would with me sit on the floor even though we had chairs, cross legged. I found a lot of my English mates strugg
by amriksohata 9y ago
Indian origin here, from a young age my parents would with me sit on the floor even though we had chairs, cross legged. I found a lot of my English mates struggle to cross their legs, even as an adult I can do it but goto classes where I see them struggle. We used to squat to eat as most Ayurvedic principles say this is the best way to both eat and poo, it keeps your colon straight whilst sitting on a seat forces your poo out at an angle and increases wear and tear. Anyhow, the reason why everyone cant do the Asian squat IMO is arrogance/ego more than anything, I think a lot of Western people stick their nose up at it thinking its something poor people do. When infact its how your body was designed, but years of not doing it deactivates your knees and makes your legs less supple, which in turn causes knee and back problems.
- chiph 9y agoI just tried it (middle aged white dude) and my lack of ankle flexibility just won't let me keep my heels on the ground. Maybe I'll add it to my workout warmup to see if things improve over time.
- lloeki 9y agoTry this progressive training[0], and keep at it. Progress may be slow, but will eventually happen. [0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJBLDJMJiDE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJBLDJMJiDE
- social_quotient 9y agoI just found some scientific proof for what you were saying about the angle of descent https://youtu.be/YbYWhdLO43Q https://youtu.be/YbYWhdLO43Q
- kaybe 9y agoHow many people actually sit straight on the toilet? You often see them leaning forward, sometime quite a bit (red marks on knees from the elbows anyone?) which should produce a similar effect.
- amriksohata 9y agoIt's not the leaning forward, it's more raising the legs, people often get stools to help with this
- kaybe 9y agoWouldn't that have the same effect?
- amriksohata 9y agoI'm not sure it does, it probably helps but try it yourself on the toilet, raise your legs, there is a difference