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The forgotten art of squatting is a revelation for bodies ruined by sitting (qz.com)

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TaeKwonDo as a kid is why I still have that sort of stretching abilities in my forties. Even my kids can't stretch like I can, which is funny because they have been doing more judo at this point than I did TaeKwonDo!

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I've always assumed that I'm flexible in my 40s because of swimming in HS and college. Now I wonder if it has more to do with the tumbling classes my mother forced us to take until we were 5