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[–] 173 points 1 year ago (16 children)

Buried in the article:

"any posture held for too long causes problems”

"that populations that spend excessive time in a deep squat (hours per day), do have a higher incidence of knee and osteoarthritis issues."

So squatting is worse than sitting, but moving is better than either.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I’m 30 years into my career as a keyboard jockey and the main principle that works for me is to change things up throughout the day and week. Having more viable positions to switch to is a net positive. I’m not looking for one perfect position anymore.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I'm just imagining trying to squat in front of a PC on the floor now.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    My guess is that this problem affects westerners. People who have grown up sitting cross legged for meals and TV etc find it comfortable.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    People who have grown up sitting cross legged for meals and TV etc find it comfortable.

    The article says nothing about sitting crosslegged. The article is about squatting. And it doesn't say the problem affects westerners. Westerners don't spend excessive time squatting. It says populations that spend time squatting have higher incidence of knee and osteoarthritis. The conclusion from this is that while squatting is worse than sitting, it doesn't make sitting healthy either.

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  • [+] -13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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