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Lol.....yeah, running is mental. What was evolution thinking?!

I do not understand the fascination of this one pose/act.

Primative bushmen that climb trees and walk miles in 120 deg heat can still do it as old men. Squatting is a natural posture, as is standing, sitting and laying down.

I don't see the 'wonders' at all.

It's always puzzled me: do squatters actually squat?
Or do they just sit in the comfy armchairs, and lie on the beds?

[quote]At the most fundamental level, the human body is specifically designed to walk and squat.[/quote]

Not exactly. Squatting's only real benefit -in evolutionary terms- is a semi-resting posture that gives a low profile(avoiding predators), and still be in a position to take flight.

The ancestral human is geared towards saving energy, so sitting and laying flat are preferable and more efficient resting postures.

Where frequent squatting can strengthen muscle groups that sitting on a chair wouldn't, just like long term, frequent chair sitting, squatting has it's drawbacks and affects on muscles and joints.

Straight away, the stretching of the powerful quadriceps pulls the patella out of it's normal groove once your squatting angle gets under 45(ish) degrees. It's not a problem if you're squatting infrequently, but everyday, long term squatting is no 'wonder' posture.

Sorry.

[quote]Bollocks[/quote]

Lol.

[quote]All young children squat with ease and many adults from "primitive cultures" squat with ease. It is useful as a short term resting position. For longer term resting positions, people in "primitive cultures" usuallly put their bottom on the ground[/quote]

Now, I'm bloody sure you've just basically repeated what I said, although my post was 'bollocks'. !laugh!

Regardless, you've said squatting is both a 'wonder' and 'fundamental' posture; I say it isn't.

New born babies naturally hold their breath and can swim (in a fashion), but that doesn't mean that we're fundamentally designed for underwater life!

I'm assuming that since I disagree with squatting as being 'wondrous' and a 'fundamental' posture the human body is 'designed' to do, that you think, that I think the posture is bad. This isn't the case. It's both good and bad depending on a lot of variables.

Look, if this thread is just a scheming way to show your wife, so that she'll agree you don't need to splash out on a new dining set, or sofa & chairs, then I'll do you a favour and agree - just ask! If you must insist that your wife & kids squat around the tv while having family meals, just remember that it looks weird unless you're all naked. For God's sake close the curtains though...