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The forgotten art of squatting is a revelation for bodies ruined by sitting (qz.com)
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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I am 50-something, and one day as I popped up from a squat to retrieve something from a low shelf, realized that not everyone could, and became grateful.

Use it or lose it. I don't like to sit like that but ok to sit in kneeling, that seems to force good posture too.