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From the article: " >These positions—which, in addition to a deep passive squat with the feet flat on the floor, include sitting cross legged and kneeling on o
by giardini 7y ago
From the article:
" >These positions—which, in addition to a deep passive squat with the feet flat on the floor, include sitting cross legged and kneeling on one’s knees and heels—are not just good for us, but “deeply embedded into the way our bodies are built.<”
But several of my friends suffered heart attacks (embolism) after long periods of kneeling to worship and/or to garden.
I conjecture that, contrary to the article, kneeling on one's knees is not only not "good for us" but bad, as it may inhibit blood flow in the legs, promoting the formation of clots which are later released upon standing and moving around.
- supercanuck 7y agoMaybe you should conduct a study into you garden/worship hypothetis and test if it can be replicated. https://geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/srff/deBrito-Floor-Rise-Mortality-2012..pdf https://geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/srff/deBrito-Floor-Ris...
- relativeadv 7y agoability to sit and rise from floor does not mean you should focus on sitting and rising from the floor in a regimented manner in hopes of a long capable life. Grip strength is also correlated with a capable old age. Does that mean you should start doing grip strengthening exercises? Not really. It's an external indication of something else going on. Too much of anything is bound to cause complications.
- tartoran 7y agoActually low squatting accidentally helped me with some back problems I had in the past. Accidentally in this case is because I was just trying different body positions that I don't normally use. My general rule of thumb is to gain back lost mobility for a better health.
- triceratops 7y agoThe article says "learn to squat", not "squat for hours".