It wasn't until college that I realized that there are people in the world who have a hard time squatting. And I hadn't seen the awkward white person squat until I met Michael. He had thought I was a weirdo for squatting while playing video games. "It's comfortable," I defended. I asked to see his squat and it was as if there was an invisible chair blocking him from bringing his butt closer to the ground than 12". Of course, when I did mine, all he saw was what he thought was a double-jointed gumby.
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Our hybrid kids have the ability to squat all the way to the ground. Check out Max:
I want to say that the kids luckily have this ability, but I'm sure that to those who can't squat for long periods of time, it looks unnatural and weird. But I do think it's lucky because they have the option to sit like this when they want to.
I can't squat but I think it has more to do with the pins and plate in my ankle. Makes some of the yoga poses difficult.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if it's all in the ankles. I think the flexibility in the hips might help too.
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