Why Sitting Down Destroys You | Roger Frampton | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

Finally had the chance to sit down and watch this

I liked how this guy hacked his way to a guaranteed standing ovation.

I watched this video standing on my couch.

Graffiti on a wall in town: "First they teach us to walk and talk. Then they teach us to sit down and shut up."

I was told I sit too much. Now when I feel like I am sitting for too long a period of time, I lay down.

The video title being read by literally everyone sitting down right now...

I was a nurse for over 40 years
Very little sitting!
Now in retirement I walk 4-5 miles a day

“Sitting down destroys”, *talks to a crowd full of sitting people

I did just as he said and fixed 20 years of back pain. Yoga every day, not a class but just mindful movement.

I can see through his ruse. He's just trying to get people to have better butts

I have a theory sleeping on a bed is an issue too. I'm in my 20's and had back pain from working at a desk most days. I thought it was sitting down but once I started sleeping on the hard floor my back pains and insomnia went away. Interestingly it's common in asian cultures to both squat and sleep on hard surfaces.

I remember hearing somewhere decades ago about the importance of this "childlike" sitting posture, the ability to do it or not being an important measure of flexibility. In my career as a firefighter, it was one of the first physical tests we had to do during recruitment. Later, as an instructor with the Fire Service, I was amazed to find how small a percentage of young and otherwise fit young people were capable of sustaining this posture. This is an important reflection of how the modern world has taken away something important from us; our ability to move freely and easily through our world.

Fuck, I'm in a wheelchair. I can't stand up!

Dangit,so L was right after all
I need to follow his example
but people look at me weird when I sit that way in a chair

I'm gonna sound like an old lady but this young man is quite articulate and really made his point. I'm going to try and move my body as he said. It was very educational.

What he talks about is basically movement with awareness ... taught as part of The Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais for most of the 20th Century. The principles I learned from practitioners of those disciplines enabled me to walk again and live without pain even when my body was damaged. Anyone interested would be wise to google these terms.

So this means L's sitting position in Death Note is actually healthy?

1. GET A STANDING DESKS 2. EAT A CLEAN DIET 3. EXERCISE DAILY

As a ballet enthusiast I find this very interesting - the most important aspect of ballet technique is posture and turnout, where our core has to stay activated, shoulders back and pelvis tucked in. Turnout consists of pushing the heels forward by activating our glutes. If you don't get the foundations right, it will mess up your technique when you do more complicated moves and lead to serious injuries - this is actually the biggest factor for injuries in the dance industry; professional dancers often forget their basic technique due to the pressure of having to do bigger jumps, more turns, better turnout ect.

In a nutshell, we're all born with a natural J-shaped spine. Long sitting periods in modern age cause unnatural spine deformation into an S-shaped spine, which is the cause of many back problems. The current fitness industry emphasizes muscle over movement, which is a backwards approach.

Prioritizing muscles over movements result in poor posture and injury; whereas a focus on movement is a more natural approach that brings more benefits in comparison, such as greater range of motion, flexibility, correct posture as well as muscle development with a lower chance for injury.

Spinal movement is the most fundamental movement to have evolved in all mammals (as apparent in the movement of fish, reptiles, apes and humans). The correct emphasis on movement therefore must begin with the understanding of the spine and the proper engagement of it via spinal exercises (such as the bridge) and substitution of unhealthy habits such as sitting in one position for too long or slouching.

Investing in standing desks and engaging in movement-centered exercises such as yoga and gymnastics are examples of practically applying this knowledge to our life. An ancient proverb states, "you are as old as your spine."