liminal_luke Posted Sunday at 10:43 PM Bums looking to improve their squatting ability might find this article helpful: Bodyweight Squat Technique & Mobility | GMB Fitness 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted yesterday at 12:50 AM 7 hours ago, Master Logray said: Would it be dangerous for old and the weak to squat down and rise up? Everything is dangerous for the old and weak. Including not squatting. Humans evolved to squat, chairs are an anomaly. Disadvantages of not squatting are cumulative, we don't suddenly contract some Acute Nosquatitis disease -- but it can be a gateway to quite a few health adversities. To wit, Reduced ankle dorsiflexion Achilles and calf shortening Hip joint stiffness and reduced cartilage nourishment Increased risk of hip osteoarthritis Weaker end-range quadriceps and patellar tendon intolerance Higher knee injury risk during unexpected deep flexion Increased lumbar spine loading and low-back pain risk Impaired pelvic floor mechanics Increased constipation and hemorrhoid risk Reduced balance and proprioception Decreased ability to recover from falls Earlier loss of mobility and independence with aging 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChiDragon Posted yesterday at 12:59 AM Just now, liminal_luke said: Bums looking to improve their squatting ability might find this article helpful: https://baike.baidu.com/tashuo/browse/content?id=294b5d3c8dca442ad5c9cdb5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oak Posted yesterday at 02:14 AM (edited) A good alternative would be child's pose for those that (still) can't squat or on those days you're not willing to suffer. Also, there's the benefit of the abdominal massage in child's pose. Edited 16 hours ago by oak 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Master Logray Posted 12 hours ago 14 hours ago, Taomeow said: Everything is dangerous for the old and weak. Including not squatting. Humans evolved to squat, chairs are an anomaly. Disadvantages of not squatting are cumulative, we don't suddenly contract some Acute Nosquatitis disease -- but it can be a gateway to quite a few health adversities. To wit, Reduced ankle dorsiflexion Achilles and calf shortening Hip joint stiffness and reduced cartilage nourishment Increased risk of hip osteoarthritis Weaker end-range quadriceps and patellar tendon intolerance Higher knee injury risk during unexpected deep flexion Increased lumbar spine loading and low-back pain risk Impaired pelvic floor mechanics Increased constipation and hemorrhoid risk Reduced balance and proprioception Decreased ability to recover from falls Earlier loss of mobility and independence with aging Wow you can find so many advantages. But the risks still exist. Squat toilets outside China sometimes have hand rails to assist standing up again. To get the benefits could be squatting without the up and down movements i.e. squat on the bed or Yoga mat on the ground. Sit down first and then practise squat. When it is finished, then slowly rise up, perhaps with rail/chair etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted 7 hours ago 4 hours ago, Master Logray said: Wow you can find so many advantages. But the risks still exist. Squat toilets outside China sometimes have hand rails to assist standing up again. To get the benefits could be squatting without the up and down movements i.e. squat on the bed or Yoga mat on the ground. Sit down first and then practise squat. When it is finished, then slowly rise up, perhaps with rail/chair etc. I think there was another thread, years ago, where I may have advocated for the advantages of squatting on the regular toilet. Of course it's absolutely not recommended for those who never did, but these days they sell contraptions people put around the regular toilet so they can squat -- some kind of steps, as I recall. If you've used the regular toilet as a squatting one all your life though, you just never lose the squat. I got my cat when she was 6 weeks old, so she had to look to me for how things are done in this world. Like many other cats, she likes to participate when a member of her household goes to the bathroom, and observe. Well, what do you know -- she learned to do her number two squatting on the edge of the litter box over the sand, not inside it. Her litter box is stainless steel and the edge is probably only half an inch wide, so she also has to microadjust her balance while at it, rocking a bit back and forth, almost imperceptibly. Oh, and she prefers to stand on only three paws for this, I guess she uses the fourth as some kind of counterbalance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve Posted 6 hours ago 56 minutes ago, Taomeow said: but these days they sell contraptions people put around the regular toilet so they can squat -- some kind of steps, as I recall. The Squatty Potty is one, I love mine! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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