Sitting: The Silent Addiction | Pritam Poddar | TEDxRIT
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Pritam is in his second year of PhD at Rochester Institute of Technology, working at the recently established AMPrint Center. At the center, he works on developing processes for 3D printing carbon fibers. After getting his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from his hometown of Kolkata, India, Pritam came to Rochester in 2012 for a master's degree in Industrial Engineering, and later continuing on to his PhD. Currently, he serves as the Vice President of Membership at Tiger Tales Toastmasters, a public speaking organization on campus. He thoroughly enjoys public speaking and believes learning that skill has been a turning point in his life. Pritam's life-long interest has been studying the human condition through friendship, love, and books!
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I've lost a lot of friends to sitting. One of them was keeping a couch in his garage that none of us knew about. heartbreaking
Lol
hahah! thats so sad :'(
😅😂🤣
Outstanding.
I walked by a school the other day and you would not believe the number of teenagers I saw sitting. In full view of the teachers! Kids these days!
That's why I spent most of my day lying down
My exact thoughts 😄
That sounds even worst
One of the simplest but most effective TED talks.
That's true
True that.
Doubt it. But good.
This guy understands nature to an astounding level.
*SOMETIMES IN LIFE, WE MUST GO BACK IN KNOWLEDGE.....IN ORDER TO SUCCEED IN GOING FORWARD IN HEALTH AND COHERENCE!!*
*SILENCE YOUR EGO THAT REFUSES TO EMPOWER YOUR BODY, MIND, EMOTIONS, SPIRIT AND SELF.....BY MEDITATING EVERY SINGLE DAY ALLOWING MINDFULNESS TO LEAD YOU, OPPOSE TO YOUR EGO'S UNCONSCIOUS SELF-SABOTAGEMENTS!!*
People came to fix their back problems, but left knowing the secrets to flawless pooping
No s**t!!!!!!
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Lol
Exactly😂
Does not West need it ?
squatting has so many benefits. I squat down as often as I can. it decompresses my spine, flexes the knee joints, stretches out the muscles in the legs, and loosens the hips. if you're an athlete, these are particularly important. in fact, I've gone a step further: I sleep on a futon on the floor so that I have to get up in that way every day and eat on a small table inches above the ground. I feel the best I have ever felt in my entire life.
Indeed the loss of capacity to squat is a sign of human degenaration. Very good performance that I wish could be seen by millions of people.
That's why world famous detective L sit like that .
I was thinking that! I'm thinking of redesigning my workspace so that I can squad, sit, on the floor!
Oh great
Light wants to know your location
@@prashant_sahu3306 he doesn't need to lol he can kill by just name and face
@@abhijeetkumar9483 oh yes ..and funny part is both are available above😂
*slowly stands up*
Frostbite t
I got the sarcasm here.
You can increase speed of video in video player.
Just note that there was a reason why he was talking slowly.
The other person on stage was explaining his sentences to people who can't hear.
@@ElectronixHuB Hopefully they weren't squatting.
You just made me laugh
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was observing a child playing in the garden and i saw whenever it got tired it sat down to relax or pick up or put down things. Squatting is a natural way of relaxing for our body.
The people from North East India squat effortlessly whenever they want to sit for a chat. We should learn from them.
Every corner of Indian village sit this way only
Even south west indians look down on them.
Lol but who cares.
Yes, I'm from NE and I can squat 300+ times at a go and sit in that position effortlessly for a long time. But, it's not because I belong to the NE region, it's because I practised squatting and have been squatting for years now.
The truth is learning to forward bend using the hip hinge and hamstrings is much more important than even squatting. Nobody will tell you this.
Anybody can do anything in this world just that it requires time, patience and consistency.
Conscious repetition of a movement till you can do it unconsciously and effortlessly is the key.
And UP and Bihar should be Squatting Capitols of the world.
Yeah, squat in the fields to poop… third world.
Research is all about spending millions of money to find things which any indian grandmother knew
😂😂😂
So bloody true
My mother's great, great, great, great great great family all sqauted they were monkeys.
@@carlosp.3330 Even though humans have great brain , huamns always trade good habbits for bad habbits
*THIS!!!*
It's not the first time I've heard something like this about squatting. However, for Westerners it seems like an impossible task; I can squat but I have to put a hand on the wall to keep the balance because I cannot keep my feet flat on the ground. Perhaps we should reintroduce the habit of sitting on the floor since a young age and eliminate chairs from kindergarten, schools and alike places.
You can squat just fine once you get a functional range of mobility back.
On the TED talk Why Sitting Down Destroys You, he refers to this. And if you read the book Gut by Dr. Guilia Enders, she also talks about the importance of squatting. In her book it also says you can use a stool at the toilet to elevate your feet = complete evacuation.
A hole in either ear creates problems with equalibrium.
Or you could just ease your way into position over a couple of weeks and stop whining. That works too.
No, no, no. Your hips are tight. First place a flat weight under your heels, will make it easier, and gradually start lowering yourself - as if wanting to sit on a chair - while holding onto the door frame. Eventually you’ll loosen up. And will be able to get into that final position. Takes two months. Only. But remember, we worked our way into this contracted position for 40-50-60 years. If otherwise no damage already, like advanced arthritis etc. you’ll gain back your lost flexibility. Which is everything.
He just wanted a standing ovation
Hehe brillant clever 😁 this comment is going to go places
You win
@@heartworkbykitty7933 👍🌿 you both seem to have a natural sense of humor 😁💚
😀
He deserves it
I could barely walk the other day (lifting my toes was painful up front of leg), I realised afterwards, it was because I had started practising the squat a few days before. Surprising what different elements of the body it uses to do this simple movement. Defo will be continuing, ill start by just going down to squat a few times a day, then practise staying there for 30-60 seconds and build it up.
Very good Ted talk
Excellent talk Pritam. Recovering from L3/L4/S1 fixation, I find that the more I walk, the better I feel - the longer I sit, the worse I feel. Standing using my computer feels very comfortable now.
This is one of the amazing and informative talk so effortlessly delivered by pritam.... I was avoiding to watch it because of less views.... But the information and knowledge he shared needs to shared to the masses... Salute and Big Thanks to you pritam!
I started practicing my Asian squat daily about a month ago. It's really changed my lower back and hip pain levels. I also noticed how many other muscles it engages, in particular, those by my tibia and ankle bones.
One ted talk that everyone stood . Health is important ❤️
Oh how I wish I'd been taught this is school, when my mind was young and impressionable. Of all things kids are taught that may not help in life, this would. Particularly in this day and age.
Good points. Tom Myers talks about this in his Google talk.
Anyone else interested in clinical and technical study of these topics might find that talk useful.
The effects of sitting can be dissolved as long as for every hour you are sitting, you just get up and walk around for a bit or do light exercise. Sitting becomes dangerous if you just sit for hours on end.
Janzy -
You have to stand up every 20-30 minutes
@@LightPink lol
What about lying down? Does that make it bad to lie down for hours on end whilst we sleep?
@@carnivoroussarah deep thinker over here. Lol
@@carnivoroussarah I sleep stading up holding a handle on the bus
I just tried to squat and was surprised, that I can still do a deep squat without holding on to something. I think all the exercise, and walking, I have been doing lately is paying off at 66 years old. No wonder my aches and pains are all gone.
Amazing, learning never truly ends.
What a brilliant speaker! The props, jokes, and word-play made this talk so enjoyable to watch
Excellent talk. I am addicted to sitting. I never thought of it this way even though I knew sitting was not healthy. I can feel I am getting weaker from sitting so much. What has been helping me is Asana. And luckily in my culture we sit squatting.
Excellent presentation and I wish this was shown in schools and universities everywhere!
Too many people are sitting down for too long and having back and poop problems. ;-)
Lad forced everyone to give him a standing ovation :D
Pritam Poddar understands nature to an astounding level.
It’s hardly astounding. More than the average moron yes but it’s by no means astounding.
One of the best Ted talk which I found very important to educate and reintroduce our old system of Indian toilets. Kudos to you
One like for the person who is explaining in sign language next to him❤
Yes!
I second this comment!
a very small % of viewers (if any at all) are in need of that service. huge waste of resources
@@mode7scaling3 Also, even from an economic standpoint, im certain that the organizers from Ted talks took her paycheck into consideration and calculated that the extra tickets will cover for it, as they are most definitely not dumber than you
Our ancestors where much more knowledge ful then western countries
So why do you look west when you want knowledge!?
@@kidinmyheart8318 kon dekhta h, my 💩 is facing towards west
it makes sense since eastern countries have 10x more written history than western ones
Haha
Not only that we need to keep our face in north/south direction while pooping if we dont want to face migraine problems
People have actually gotten upset with me for not taking a chair. My squatting somehow offends them. Too bad, I must say. Following my chiropractic doctor’s orders. 😁
😂 I love it! I’m doing it!
How remarkable that what you choose to do with your own free will, and your own sovereign body
is taken to be a cause for "offense" in others
Hope you are in a better environment today! 🌟👌🏼🙂
I invite every girl to squat on my face
Why is this not getting 10 million views !?? Well presented well conveyed truth to life
Well said response too!
¿ Maybe Most of Us Were Taught That "Squatting Is Just for Kids Or , We Like to Sit On a 'Throne' ?
If you keep watching it over and over and over and over and over..........
I would guess classism and privatized medical industries.
This is how you get standing ovation by public (BTW he earned it).
That's why I don't sit I sleep.
Thank you for this brilliant message. I do resting squat and today , now, is the first day I am doing the 30 in 30 challenge : 30 minutes a day squatting for 30 days. The 30 minutes don't have to be together. I accidentally discovered the squat position after scooping 11 litterboxes a day raising kittens.
Plus squatting the whole time for this video.
I discovered the benefits of squatting while picking up leaves. I found that my back felt significantly better after doing that chore.
Very impressive! I appreciate the new viewpoint and will make good use of it!
Way of expressing is very good
If you do a sit-down job like working in a call centre stand up for as long as you can and walk every day.
What a brilliant presentation! His ideas were delivered beautifully. 😁🤗
Great Talk!!! informative, humorous and entertaining
Thank u Tedex for video and thank u Pritam Sir for ur speech on such a important topic.
Yes! And this is a truly outstanding young man. Thank you
What said is true. Listen to this and your body will thank you.
No BS presentation...
you really passed a volume of information here...
sorry could not help it...bathroom humor got the best of me.
I started squatting as soon as I wake up, as excercise warm up and cool down, before I go to sleep, and anytime I've been sitting for like an hour or something. At first it sucked but it actually became more comfortable than sitting. And I became more flexible and my knees became stronger. Funny it's so simple
one of the eye pening ted talk and I will now avoid sitting long hrs while doing any work. Health should be utmost priority.
Brilliantly described
Love this!!!
Lived in Japan, actually, come to think of it, when I visited lots of Balkan countries, I think Turkey, too, have “squat” toilettes. The sitting toilette, in nice hotels for instance, was called the western style. Just recently, some of my doctors, actually addressed this, suggesting placing a small stool under the feet while sitting on toilette, mimicking this “squatting” pooping. Interesting. BTW. I believe this is the natural position delivering babies, too. Very interesting.
That style of sitting is called 'the asian squat'.
These 'squat toilets' are from india. And colonization resulted them in becoming globalized.
I always thought its famous in Asia. But u r from Japan and don't know bout it..? I wonder why.
How are the traditional toilets in Japan. I believe that these 'sitting toilets' would have been introduced by America in Japan.
Thank God Dubai airport has not forgotten to have these squat toilets unlike other major international airports - thoughtful thinking by them as it also the most hygienic where it’s for public use as it’s the most hygienic as there is no toilet seat disinfection issue !
Its the "Squatty Potty" in America...was on TV show Shark Tank lol
In China the sitting toilet is called a handicapped toilet.
It seems so natural that we should give birth in that position. It is true in traditional African culture. But the West has tainted every thing.
"Squattin while you Pottin" should be the mantra for this decade....
😂🤣😆 *BRILLIANT*
this is one way to get a standing ovation
Awesome presentation..Kudos to this topic
Moral of the story - Slav sqauting is the way to go
katana_92 what?
I clicked the video thinking something on this lines. If it is not true, I´ll be dissapointed. Let's check.
It's a Russian thing that turned into a meme. Just look up slav on google images.
Only in track suit
Squatting is too tough on the knees to maintain as an alternative to sitting
I stood up the second he asked. Also, I was absolutely convinced for 48 years that primal squat was fisically impossible for some of us due to a genetic constraint. Found out to be a misconception on my part.
This is a great talk, and I think it's important to research all of the other associated issues that can be related to prolonged sitting.
As someone with bowel disease he's right. I bought a squatty potty for £8 off Amazon and it helps a lot!
The first day of 6th grade was the year that I pronounced to the class, "I can't believe we're expected to sit here all day, for another year!!"
I hated school for that very reason.
I’ve been thinking about this - if you can sit in a squat position, even into old age, it must be better, because you’ll be stronger in the leg muscles and more flexible too.
A healthy habit is also to regularly place your computer on a high table (adjustable height legs) and do some work while standing. Height of the table can be just above your hips for a comfortable 90-100 degrees angle for the elbows. You will feel more productive also if having two desks. One low and one high.
Pritam Poddar... You DA MAN, man !!! Wonderful presentation. Hope you have your PhD by now. God bless.
For the past 7 years I stand all day at a standing desk, and it's great. You don't need to spend a lot on one that adjusts up and down... Mine is fixed in the up position (tall legs) and if I ever need to sit at the desk I can pull up a stool. My desk was from Ikea and super inexpensive.
Even better than a stool is to get rid of the stool. With a stool nearby and in view it's tempting to use it. So when mine broke 5 years ago I never bought a new one. Now standing all work day is actually much easier without that temptation.
thanks for this information.
thankyou for sharing this idea.
I loved this !!
Praise this man. Sitting on a chair-like davice everywhere, daily for hours makes is a disease. It makes us cripple in older ages. It's not old age, what brings us pain in the back an knee, its the wrong posture, every day for decades leads to degeneraded muscles and ankles. Throw away your chars (like I did) and squat (it's the age old way of us sapiens to rest).
well school kinda requires me to sit 8h straight... @ home I lie down usually
I've read that laying down doesn't actually do the spine too many favors either.
I myself experience just as much lower back pain from laying for long periods of time as much as I do from sitting.
Just goes to show, mom knew what she was talking about when she encouraged us to be active.
You may seek a doctor if you have back pain laying down, that is definitly not normal. + on that active part!!! :)
Sid Todd... Depends on who you lay down on :-))
Isabella Bornberg at least walk home and improve your walking and sitting techniques
Ask for change. Share this video or something like it with your teacher and principal. Start a petition. Sitting on an exercise ball is a good compromise and is affordable to most students. Think of a way to raise funds for those students who can't afford one. Seems like a good opportunity for positive change not only for students but perhaps their teachers and parents.
Changing Posture is important
Yes, ladies. We can really tell the difference when your squatting isn't up to snuff. If you don't want to be left in the dust by the competition... squat, squat and then squat some more.
I've finally got the chance to sit down and listen to this.
Great talk much appreciated
Brilliant speaker with helpful information.
thanks...
I absolutely love this talk!!! Very well done Mikayla
Really awesome episode
Nothing fancy , just simple things , can surely apply necessary things to day to day life for a healthy life ahead!
I can’t stop bobbing my head
Excellent...👍👍👍👍👍
great! great! underestimated very important topic. perfect!
he got a standing ovation
Now I've started watching TV, computer, mobile and even sometimes reading standing up.
TRUTH!!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Love the squat. Being in the trade field, squatting has become my best friend.
Me seeing thumbnail of this guy sitting in a squat position:"Oh this is a very smart guy."
Oh, I always felt like squatting In the toilet was much more comfortable.
The most important topic to our health
Beautiful n true
*GREAT MINDFUL KNOWLEDGE!!!*
This is interesting !!
Excellent talk
All that sitting I boiled up on a spoon and injected into my arm... thank you TEDx Talks you sorted my life out
Very good!! Grandissimo! Ottima spiegazione complimenti!
So how does sitting down without using the backrest stack up? In bygone centuries, people used stool without backs or chairs with wooden backs that you could not slouch in. Is that as good as standing (for your back)?
Got a standing ovation at the end
I just started to introduce the squat into my daily routine!! Hopefully in a couple of months I’ll have it down.
Excellant! Thanks
I endorse squatting one hundred percent. There is a TedTalk on proper sitting position which is much better than how one normally sits. Stand often, squat often and walk often.
I make sure to give myself a smoke break every 30 minutes or so after learning the dangers of prolonged siting, feels good to stretch the legs and back often
Proud to be an Indian 🇮🇳
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I've done this my whole life. Kudos to my hitchhiking father who loves elsalvador and belize