RE: The "Squat" 🚫🪑 A Truly Cambodian Gem 💎
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Lol, to visions of large westerners trying to squat!
It's a useful position for gardening too, when you don't want to let your bum touch the ground where there might be mud, chicken poop, wet or just cold. Unfortunately, whenever I stand up after a while of squatting my feet have usually gone numb! 😆 I have to remember to shift my weight up off my calves occasionally, to let the blood flow more freely.
My youngest daughter struggles with this flat footed, because her achilles don't have much flex. She used to walk around on her tiptoes all the time when she was little. It means she's pretty good at pointing her feet for dance and gymnastics, but she has to balance on toes when in a squat.
The squat to stay clean while hanging out on messy surfaces is a crucial move.
I just noticed something the other day too, that when squatting we have more a child's view of the world, more parallel, allowing us to see more of the world under our feet. I always see some cool insect life when squatting around the house, and it brings back the kid in me a bit.