Spending some time sitting on the floor every day will help 'rewild' your lower body, write Kelly Starrett and Julia Starrett
Becoming a Supple Leopard
Why is sitting on the floor so important? For one thing, it undoes some of the less effective compensatory positions the body adopts after sitting in a chair for hours at a time, day after day. Our bodies are built to sit in ground-based positions—perhaps why about one-third of the world’s population still makes a habit of eschewing seats and instead do things like squatting to wait for the bus, kneeling to eat, sitting cross-legged on the ground to write a letter.
The upshot: Being able to rise with ease is a sign that you will be a) less likely to have a debilitating fall, and b) in better all-around health. You may not be worrying about falling , but the ability to easily sit and rise reflects your well-being. If you can move in all the ways that allow you to get up and down with little or no support, then your body is stable, supple, and efficient.
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