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Is it bad to squat at my desk all day?
I find it much more comfortable to sit in a squat position at my desk. I sit with my feet on my chair, my knees level with my chest, my bum actually touching the chair and my back leaning against the backrest. Is this going to damage me at all? My legs tend to ache a bit but when that happens, I get up and wander around for a bit every so often. I just wondered if this position long term will have a negative effect on my body.
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Here's the thing: Sitting in general isn't great. Doesn't matter how you do it. The way you are doing is it probably worse on your body than most. Sorry, just probably is.
If you are just sitting there like this, that's one thing, but if you are reaching around your knees to type or use a mouse or write, you are in a pretty awful position and probably going to get back and neck pain, if not arm and wrist pain too.
Getting up and walking around few times a day is a good idea, no matter how you are sitting, but sitting that way is still probably going to cause you pain the long term.
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I don't know if you will find anyone on here who does that all day and can give you their story. I've not heard of anyone who does this so much. Sitting with feet planted on a chair or sofa and hugging arms around ones knees, i think is something everyone has done every once in a while but not as a substitute for sitting normally. You might want to ask your family doctors office about this. If you are very uncomfortable sitting normally, perhaps there are some extreemely tight muscles that need stretching out or a back problem. If its just a personal preference but you can sit the normal way without pain, then I would do so only if it doesnt disrupt the general setting in which you are, whether in school room, at work or if you find yourself out to dinner at a restaurant, etc. Out of respect for those in charge, I would sit normal if it wasnt a medical concern, but if it was, see a Dr. and it what ails you cant be fixed, get a note that gives you permission to sit like that.
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