Hip Health 101: Exploring Floor Sitting
The next time someone asks you to pull up a chair, it might be better to pull up a nice patch of floor. 😉 Keep reading to learn why...
Understanding the importance of hip mobility includes knowing the cause of stiffness and immobility in that region.
You may not feel like you have hip restrictions. You can walk around with relative comfort, maybe experience little knee pain here and there, and otherwise feel good.
But how well can you sit cross-legged?
How long could you work on the floor rather than in a chair?
And how easily can you get up from the ground without using your hands?
If you’re supposed to be able to spend long periods on the floor sitting, can you get up from there without using your hands easily? Can you pop a squat, with knees fully bent and butt near the ground?
If you live in the West, or Australia & New Zealand, then the answer might be no. The culprit is the environment, starting with the chair. 🪑
Chairs are not popular or common in much of the world, and not for economic reasons. Many countries in the Eastern first world still primarily sit on the floor and sleep on the ground.
Chairs allow us to spend long periods with very little movement, and barely change our posture. They also force us into a specific, low-range of motion shape with our hips and knees.
Floor sitting, on the other hand, offers much more position variety. It’s about having greater use of your hip range of motion.
So-- will you pull up a chair, or a section of floor the next time you're asked to sit down? 😉
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