Squatting Links

Here are some articles and resources that we found interesting. Please send us links to articles that we should add to this page!

• Denise Kaufman's "Squat Revolution" article in LA Yoga Magazine

• Here's Dr. James Levine's NY Times article " Is Sitting a Lethal Activity?" (Mayo Clinic)

• Why Longevity Experts Recommend Sitting on the Floor (Apple News)

• Yuna Shin in the Healthy Living section of The Huffington Post: I Squat. Do You? Thoughts on Squatting vs. Sitting

• The Forgotten Art of Squatting Is a Revelation for Bodies Ruined by Sitting

• Neil Wagner in The Atlantic - Confirmed: He who Sits the Most Dies the Soonest

• The Best Kept Secret: Why People HAVE to Squat Differently

• Check out Vicki Harding's interesting observations: Sit or Squat? Lessons from other cultures

• NPR article by Patti Neighmond: Sitting All Day: Worse For You Than You Might Think

• Catherine Pearson in The Huffington Post: Sitting: 6 New Reasons It's Bad For Your Health

• Galen Cranz wrote this definitive book. Totally worth reading! THANK YOU, GALEN!! The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body and Design

• Why We Should Sit Less

• Sitting Is the Smoking of Our Generation

• Why Not Even Exercise Can Undo the Harm of Sitting—And What You Can Do About It

• Rest, renewal and productivity

• Salon article on dangers of sitting

• Get the kids out of those school chairs