Why Sitting Down Destroys You | Roger Frampton | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

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  • Fitness expert and male model, Roger Frampton, discusses how chairs are your enemy, how attitudes towards exercise are flawed and suggests an alternative way to look at how our bodies can become strong and agile.
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  • @BibleBreakout
    @BibleBreakout 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3480

    Finally had the chance to sit down and watch this

  • @danboric3966
    @danboric3966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4243

    I liked how this guy hacked his way to a guaranteed standing ovation.

    • @TheKurt147
      @TheKurt147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      underrated comment

    • @fostxswire1600
      @fostxswire1600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      A deserved standing ovation

    • @user-jh6kx1fw9h
      @user-jh6kx1fw9h 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What else could he have done, with such an idiotic topic; this talk seems oriented for orphans, people who haven't got parents...

    • @eestaashottentotti2242
      @eestaashottentotti2242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      He got standing ovulation.

    • @okebaram
      @okebaram 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This comment deserved a million likes

  • @glitteringsunshine4306
    @glitteringsunshine4306 2 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Graffiti on a wall in town: "First they teach us to walk and talk. Then they teach us to sit down and shut up."

    • @TheEmaile
      @TheEmaile 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ha! This is great!

    • @JohnHenrySheridan
      @JohnHenrySheridan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sad quote

    • @xadezkreator
      @xadezkreator 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is profound fr

    • @alexanderl9721
      @alexanderl9721 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm pretty sure I heard this in a Tom MacDonald song.

  • @UberTankred
    @UberTankred 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1706

    I watched this video standing on my couch.

  • @timjansen7694
    @timjansen7694 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1904

    I was told I sit too much. Now when I feel like I am sitting for too long a period of time, I lay down.

    • @manpreetbrar4327
      @manpreetbrar4327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      😅😂🤣

    • @manpreetbrar4327
      @manpreetbrar4327 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Really i do the same 😂

    • @SILLYHEART21
      @SILLYHEART21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Brillant uhhh this is what two years ago so sorry for the late response

    • @theglowingcommunity
      @theglowingcommunity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣

    • @danboric3966
      @danboric3966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How is this one not even in the realm of likes as the first (most expected) witty comment?

  • @madisonadams1805
    @madisonadams1805 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5178

    The video title being read by literally everyone sitting down right now...

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Hah..more on my channel. Thanks for watching. Roger

    • @Upper_echelon_exotics
      @Upper_echelon_exotics 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Actually I am laying down in bed with a fever... Can't wait to feel better!!!

    • @siropallius3425
      @siropallius3425 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I was lying down

    • @Lozosan
      @Lozosan 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      laying down😝

    • @thelolmaster1997
      @thelolmaster1997 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      ha, walking
      get fit losers ;)

  • @karenkaren3189
    @karenkaren3189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +663

    I was a nurse for over 40 years
    Very little sitting!
    Now in retirement I walk 4-5 miles a day

    • @favoritemustard3542
      @favoritemustard3542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      So, you're walking _less_ now? lol

    • @DanRichter
      @DanRichter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I'm a nurse. I'm watching this because I sit for 12 hours a day at work

    • @jzf128
      @jzf128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I am also serving almost 40 years in the geriatricare service and believe me , i have more then 12000 steps a day.

    • @Kris_AB
      @Kris_AB 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Given the year the world's had and the 10+ years I witnessed the work the nurses and PSWs at my grandmother's nursing home did (volunteered there for a couple years and worked/helped alongside them too), I almost wanna start saying "Thank you for your service" as one would to a military veteran at this point.
      Because yeah...it's huge. And stressful and takes its toll on many nurses' bodies. Thank-you. Hope retirement's treating you well and good on ya for continuing to be active.

    • @paullebon323
      @paullebon323 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should have been a psych nurse 😉

  • @jjchamberlain3357
    @jjchamberlain3357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +706

    “Sitting down destroys”, *talks to a crowd full of sitting people

    • @Anarcho-Communist895
      @Anarcho-Communist895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @Cyril School and jobs are killing people. Lack of sleep is another health issue.

    • @QueenDiamondDust
      @QueenDiamondDust 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Miles amen

    • @drlop6754
      @drlop6754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Miles no

    • @enricolodiS.I.T.
      @enricolodiS.I.T. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂🤣😂

    • @fleckx
      @fleckx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So.... he's reaching his target audience then?

  • @joshatticks
    @joshatticks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +648

    I did just as he said and fixed 20 years of back pain. Yoga every day, not a class but just mindful movement.

    • @zyxw2024
      @zyxw2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      lol How much compensation are you receiving? "...20 years of back pain." Doesn't instantly abate.

    • @jaywilliams510
      @jaywilliams510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Check out The Alexander Technique. It’s helped me develop this mindfulness.

    • @sunkcostfallacy2738
      @sunkcostfallacy2738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @Pink Salt If you do it long enough, I'm sure it could reversal the spine. I doubt this guy just did it once and miraculously cured 20 years of back pain. It probably took a few years. The Ted speaker himself said it took him about two years, and I'm sure the older you are, the longer it would take, but I don't see why it's completely unbelievable. It's a gradual process, like building muscle. Doesn't happen overnight.

    • @sunkcostfallacy2738
      @sunkcostfallacy2738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@zyxw2024 Compensation from who? And where can I sign up? I didn't know you could get paid for writing your experience on a TH-cam comment section.

    • @zyxw2024
      @zyxw2024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sunkcostfallacy2738 Ask the trumpsters. They're raking in the $ for lying rife on social media outlets.

  • @OwenPrescott
    @OwenPrescott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +537

    I have a theory sleeping on a bed is an issue too. I'm in my 20's and had back pain from working at a desk most days. I thought it was sitting down but once I started sleeping on the hard floor my back pains and insomnia went away. Interestingly it's common in asian cultures to both squat and sleep on hard surfaces.

    • @RGTomoenage11
      @RGTomoenage11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah, the bed hurts me.

    • @docbrown3139
      @docbrown3139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I cured my Sciatica sleeping on a futon (Japanese floor mattress) I think I developed sciatica from the mattress (thick coil mattress) to begin with! Now I prefer to sit or sleep on harder surfaces, soft cushions or mattresses really buggers up the back!

    • @jimthor806
      @jimthor806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Imagine being like guess I’ll try sleeping on the floor tonight XD

    • @RGTomoenage11
      @RGTomoenage11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jim Thor
      I do that all the time, TRT at least once a week. It will help

    • @dexaler9008
      @dexaler9008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Everyone's body is different. Sleeping on a firmer mattress will help some people. It will make things worse for others. Same goes for sleeping on an a hard surface. Beyond that idea, Sitting Disease is a real thing. No amount of exercise alone will counteract it. Only sitting less is better along with exercise. To your point about Asian cultures it is also common to be shorter in height and be lighter in weight. This body structure lends itself to squatting and sleeping on hard(er) surfaces. A person's body composition is important when talking about what experiences has helped. In contrast, my dad used to lay on the floor and watch TV and he's 6'2" and weighed (at the time he would lay on the floor) 280lbs. Everybody's body is different.

  • @robfj3414
    @robfj3414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I remember hearing somewhere decades ago about the importance of this "childlike" sitting posture, the ability to do it or not being an important measure of flexibility. In my career as a firefighter, it was one of the first physical tests we had to do during recruitment. Later, as an instructor with the Fire Service, I was amazed to find how small a percentage of young and otherwise fit young people were capable of sustaining this posture. This is an important reflection of how the modern world has taken away something important from us; our ability to move freely and easily through our world.

    • @kathryngannon485
      @kathryngannon485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In every sense of the word.

    • @minutemanmedic4143
      @minutemanmedic4143 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just started going through the academy and it’s so incredibly important to have a good power back, SCBA cylinders are a pain if you don’t.

  • @leosearlehawkins2819
    @leosearlehawkins2819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    What he talks about is basically movement with awareness ... taught as part of The Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais for most of the 20th Century. The principles I learned from practitioners of those disciplines enabled me to walk again and live without pain even when my body was damaged. Anyone interested would be wise to google these terms.

  • @Ravi-ut7kk
    @Ravi-ut7kk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    1. GET A STANDING DESKS 2. EAT A CLEAN DIET 3. EXERCISE DAILY

    • @davidkolouch9772
      @davidkolouch9772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      4. sleep at least 7 hours a day 5. drink plenty of water..... the list is endless :D

    • @counterguardian6145
      @counterguardian6145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You still have to sit half the time even with a standing desk. I don't have one but I had to stand in more less one place at work for hours and boy did my back hurt.

    • @briansmith4724
      @briansmith4724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Just got Standing Desk,
      Low profile Treadmill
      Will see

    • @Dilar4ik
      @Dilar4ik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Standing for too long will kill your veins. Movement is key

    • @Ravi-ut7kk
      @Ravi-ut7kk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dilar4ik as opposed to sitting for too long ? I disagree man I rather stand than sit for too long good luck to you

  • @mikey4590
    @mikey4590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    This TED Talk is actually good because it comes up with a solution! Many TED TALKS just leave you a question with no solution, it's sad.

    • @michaellondon7
      @michaellondon7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True

    • @vanessahogan2837
      @vanessahogan2837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Actually I watched it three times trying to find the solution.. are you saying we should stand instead while pressing heels together because I was trying to squat and couldn't really do it

    • @healing-vibe-tribe
      @healing-vibe-tribe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I got the vague message that we all sit too much. I didn't hear specifics of how sitting is harmful. Nor did I hear any solutions. It's an important bit of info, I know, disappointed it was an Info Lite version.

    • @rickt1951
      @rickt1951 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Please share the solution.

    • @camobooty2008
      @camobooty2008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Spot on. I never understand why they leave you with no solution.

  • @machin8593
    @machin8593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    I'm gonna sound like an old lady but this young man is quite articulate and really made his point. I'm going to try and move my body as he said. It was very educational.

    • @benjaminwright8032
      @benjaminwright8032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Machin you sounded perfectly fine

    • @yea4253
      @yea4253 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was a bad point. Great that it motivated you to start moving around more though

    • @chimichurri2612
      @chimichurri2612 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes old lady

    • @beastbum
      @beastbum ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Articulate?
      That?
      I think you need a dictionary. He sounds like his tongue was blocking the exit to a beehive.

    • @MJ-cg5gy
      @MJ-cg5gy ปีที่แล้ว

      You do sound like an old lady

  • @Saumon6644
    @Saumon6644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    As a ballet enthusiast I find this very interesting - the most important aspect of ballet technique is posture and turnout, where our core has to stay activated, shoulders back and pelvis tucked in. Turnout consists of pushing the heels forward by activating our glutes. If you don't get the foundations right, it will mess up your technique when you do more complicated moves and lead to serious injuries - this is actually the biggest factor for injuries in the dance industry; professional dancers often forget their basic technique due to the pressure of having to do bigger jumps, more turns, better turnout ect.

    • @ziraprod6090
      @ziraprod6090 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Turnout is not good.

    • @jhb61249
      @jhb61249 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do yourself squat!

  • @mattvalcarc
    @mattvalcarc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2282

    I can see through his ruse. He's just trying to get people to have better butts

    • @harrymatadeen
      @harrymatadeen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      looool

    • @FreeSpirit47
      @FreeSpirit47 8 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      +Matt Valcarcel YASS! sounds good to me!

    • @abidhussain7552
      @abidhussain7552 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Well, are your from seating industry?? just saying :)

    • @sabah3585
      @sabah3585 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lol

    • @Reylaymon
      @Reylaymon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      i mean are you complaining? butts are great

  • @SaHaRaSquad
    @SaHaRaSquad 8 ปีที่แล้ว +586

    So this means L's sitting position in Death Note is actually healthy?

    • @TheMitic93
      @TheMitic93 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +SaHaRaSquad Mind blown xD

    • @RaynorJames
      @RaynorJames 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Lazar Mitic So I was right after all!

    • @dagbjortarthurs8462
      @dagbjortarthurs8462 8 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I bet he knew sitting normally was unhealthy and sitting like a child was healthier

    • @Walperion_Music
      @Walperion_Music 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol ur cool :)
      Yeah, L knew everything all along. Inside L was still a child.

    • @sumayya003
      @sumayya003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      L was really slouchy though huh

  • @speaktruth9989
    @speaktruth9989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Yoga really helps with body aches,stretching every day is a must for body pain.

  • @pakufishu
    @pakufishu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Me: [Sits on chair]
    TH-cam: "How sitting destroys you"
    Me: Stands

    • @ShadyRonin
      @ShadyRonin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao same

    • @nolimits3117
      @nolimits3117 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are watching 😁

    • @RealityWizard
      @RealityWizard 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Big Brother dont like bad posture

    • @SaltyShaman
      @SaltyShaman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heh, yeah. At least I can squat with no problem, do it all the time when waiting for buses, etc. You can actually sit on one heel and rest.

    • @keiracarmichael9430
      @keiracarmichael9430 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me: See's the title and sits down anyway!
      After Watching this video i am convinced the dude is a basket case who's obsessed with standing! I ain't trying to find more reasons to over exhaust myself out of fear of looking lazy!

  • @rollstuhlmeister
    @rollstuhlmeister 7 ปีที่แล้ว +528

    Fuck, I'm in a wheelchair. I can't stand up!

    • @ShadowSlacker007652aao7qq421
      @ShadowSlacker007652aao7qq421 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Music Loony Well I guess your fucked then huh?

    • @TruthQuest1
      @TruthQuest1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Music & Lunacy - I have noticed in some nice assisted living homes, they have daily exercise classes for the elderly and disabled - some of the exercise classes feature workouts while sitting, doing a variety including yoga, Tai chi, resistance using elastic tubing, etc. I've got my elderly parents doing engaged. My dad's balance is too poor to stand on his own (probably from years of inactivity, as well as my mother.) However, it's getting them moving, helping their energy, moving in the right direction rather than the trajectory of deterioration. There are Tai Chi instructors that specialize in seated Tai Chi, yoga as well. There is always hope.

    • @RejathRNID
      @RejathRNID 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      you are fucked mate

    • @ninifire4282
      @ninifire4282 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think the overall point is that being sedentary is dangerous, if you can move anything, even your pinky finger, move it, get the blood flowing. Plenty of seated tai chi exercises out there.

    • @OdinzEinherjar
      @OdinzEinherjar 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nini Fire What if he's quadraplegic and someone else is making his comment for him?

  • @ganthc
    @ganthc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1402

    “Sitting down destroys you.”
    People in wheelchairs: “Guess I’ll just die, then. :( “

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +213

      I didn't say it kills you. :). There are so many movements anyone in a wheelchair can do to improve and move the body better. The paralympics is a perfect example of this. Don't look at your limitations, look for what's possible no matter your circumstance. Thanks for watching.

    • @PInk77W1
      @PInk77W1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Titanium Wheel chair and a 50 mile roll

    • @naelyneurkopfen9741
      @naelyneurkopfen9741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ugh... Just stop.

    • @PInk77W1
      @PInk77W1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Naelyn Eurkopfen 75 mile roll

    • @wmp3346
      @wmp3346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Depression is worse do what you can but try to be positive

  • @funyogi516
    @funyogi516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The best thing my parents did for me as a kid was put me in gymnastics for fun. Because I learned all these "cool moves" in gymnastics, I have always remained flexible. I only realized how different my body was compared to others when in university.. I got really into yoga and was naturally "good" at the poses compared to my friends who seemed to struggle until they got used to it. Never had back pain in my life (besides after a serious workout), even from a bad night's rest. My husband and I used to game together a lot, and after 2 hours he would be all sore and stiff from sitting and I never understood how that happens so easily to him

  • @shaysingh
    @shaysingh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    In a nutshell, we're all born with a natural J-shaped spine. Long sitting periods in modern age cause unnatural spine deformation into an S-shaped spine, which is the cause of many back problems. The current fitness industry emphasizes muscle over movement, which is a backwards approach.
    Prioritizing muscles over movements result in poor posture and injury; whereas a focus on movement is a more natural approach that brings more benefits in comparison, such as greater range of motion, flexibility, correct posture as well as muscle development with a lower chance for injury.
    Spinal movement is the most fundamental movement to have evolved in all mammals (as apparent in the movement of fish, reptiles, apes and humans). The correct emphasis on movement therefore must begin with the understanding of the spine and the proper engagement of it via spinal exercises (such as the bridge) and substitution of unhealthy habits such as sitting in one position for too long or slouching.
    Investing in standing desks and engaging in movement-centered exercises such as yoga and gymnastics are examples of practically applying this knowledge to our life. An ancient proverb states, "you are as old as your spine."

    • @annemariechase
      @annemariechase 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bless you

    • @ailuianele
      @ailuianele 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      my j shaped spine gives me headaches, episodes of nausea and vomiting, and pain
      pretty sure we need all curvatures (and I'm not the only one to have these problems, I have met other people)
      also, what are the implications of having a J shaped spine on breathing(given the deformation of the thorax), what about the cervical lordosis-doesn't a J-spine turn it into a kyphosis, what about the intervertebral discs?
      Honestly, I'd rather have a lumbar problem than a cervical one (I've had both and would gladly choose the lumbar pain any day)

    • @peneleapai
      @peneleapai 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for the recapitulation 👌🏼💜👍🏼

    • @trueword247
      @trueword247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      thank you. this comment is better than the video!

    • @SyeedAli
      @SyeedAli 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! Now there's no need to continue watching. :)

  • @caldeh
    @caldeh 8 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I'll summarize: Time, weight and distance are flawed measures of improvement. The focus should be on posture and ability to move properly, then the other goals...
    Great talk!

  • @meeeeeeauuuuuuuu
    @meeeeeeauuuuuuuu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I regret is so much that many things our Indian culture taught us were scientifically correct, which people gave up thinking they are modernizing and now we are being taught the same thing.

    • @archigoel
      @archigoel 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +meeeeeeauuuuuuuu Check out Rajiv Malhotra's talks on youtube

    • @meeeeeeauuuuuuuu
      @meeeeeeauuuuuuuu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Archit Goel Thanks I'll follow it.
      here is a gift in return .. sadly not a video this time :)
      ajitvadakayil.blogspot.in/

  • @TheTaffimup
    @TheTaffimup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Awwsome presentation...very informative!! 👏🏾
    I watch my 3 year old son...he does not like to sit, likes to squat, does downward dog posture when getting up off the floor.
    Truly sad how we have lost all this agility.

    • @hubriswonk
      @hubriswonk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Asian g/f's parents are in their late 70's and can squat effortlessly for long periods of time and it has taken me months to simply gain the mobility to do it! Hope your son keeps up with the good habits!

  • @hoon_sol
    @hoon_sol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Imagine people awkwardly looking at each other afterwards, none of them wanting to be the first to succumb to sitting down again.

  • @johanna006
    @johanna006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    My chiro told me to get up and move every 45 minutes. That made no diff for me, until one day I got up after 20 mins. Then I finally realised that he said - I could feel the muscles just starting to stiffen up, and walking released them. 45 mins was just too long for me, by then the muscles could not be released by just a short walk to the kitchen.

  • @PInk77W1
    @PInk77W1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    Whenever I have a 10hr flight or longer
    I get to the gate 4hrs early and refuse to sit
    for 4hrs. I walk around till my feet are killing. Me. Then when I get on the plane the seat is like heaven.

    • @MsNd4Spd
      @MsNd4Spd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Are you me? PRE corona, i sat on the edge of the chair at work. Now i sit on the floor contorting hips, legs every so often, I now get into child like postures effortlessly.

    • @PeterAByrne
      @PeterAByrne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Him Bike Excellent advice. I recall (when planes actually flew) departure lounges full of people waiting for international flights, about to be forced to sit for multiple hours, all competing for a chair to sit in while they waited to board. Ludicrous, when you come to think of it. Mind you, 4 hours might be a bit extreme, but absolutely, get there early and walk and walk and walk before boarding. (Although I really doubt that’ll make that aircraft chair any the more comfortable😏)

    • @PInk77W1
      @PInk77W1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Peter Byrne yes after standing for four hrs I thought it was extreme too.
      The seat is only comfortable to the degree your feet ain’t comfortable. LoL.
      Yes sitting for 2-3 hrs waiting for any long flight is like walking 5 miles to the start of a marathon

    • @PeterAByrne
      @PeterAByrne 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PInk77W1 Ha! Perfect metaphor.

    • @verwundert
      @verwundert 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      remember those 'speed bands'? Just use them as slow treadmills.

  • @shannaheckler1933
    @shannaheckler1933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I like CBD. The best ones are from Weedborn :)

  • @justlikeyouful
    @justlikeyouful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    In my 50s two things made my back get super strong:
    1. Riding a road bike in the summer alternating standing and sitting while pedaling normally the whole time.
    2. Shoveling small scoops of snow in the winter alternating left and right hand positions.

    • @yea4253
      @yea4253 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol no

    • @mrsirman2177
      @mrsirman2177 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try bridging

    • @charlieisamonster
      @charlieisamonster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good for you👍.
      I agree cycling is an excellent form of exercise. I myself have gone from obese to quite fit in the space of six months mainly down to cycling regularly and an improved diet. I think some Pilates or yoga now I’ve got my weight down and fitness up would be very beneficial as a supplement, like this Ted speaker was promoting.

  • @Hawtload
    @Hawtload 3 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    it blows my mind how limited most people's range of motion is these days. definitely a good reason to take up yoga and get a standing desk.

    • @alessandravalmadre7512
      @alessandravalmadre7512 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I definitely get your point, but I don't think that in the past people were more flexible, unless we think about people in prehistoric past. Apart from that, during the classical period and then during the middle ages up until 60/70 years ago, the majority of the population would farm, which is a tough job to do, especially without some mechanical help; I don't think this led people to be flexible. On the contrary, they probably had very stiff muscle and joints, and suffer from muscular/skeletal problem from a younger age compared to the present. And those that weren't farmers, worked in factories, where the conditions were just as tough. Just a thought though...

    • @Dilar4ik
      @Dilar4ik 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Standing for too long can kill your veins, be careful

    • @trexisrimmon9358
      @trexisrimmon9358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yup and get varicose veins

    • @leonlombard6740
      @leonlombard6740 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      )

    • @TxFw
      @TxFw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      My veins broke due to standing all night working grave yard shifts at the post office... be careful what you wish for

  • @Pooofcomify
    @Pooofcomify 7 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    This is basically the athletic vs aesthetic argument: Train muscles individually, you get big muscles and no functional strength, train the body as one, you get a functional body

    • @megaloblabber2948
      @megaloblabber2948 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      those are some wise words thank you

    • @Pooofcomify
      @Pooofcomify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ᚱᛰUᛠӖᚱ ᚦᗩӖϻᛰᚤ exactly lol

    • @wendybussell7534
      @wendybussell7534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just got to watch this, loved you reply. Noticed just how different my body works now that I have had some knee issues and resulting therapy. I walk differently now and have totally better posture. It totally makes sense!

    • @Joao-ur7ey
      @Joao-ur7ey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Even tho, the athletic path still rewards you with a great physic!

    • @evelynbaron2004
      @evelynbaron2004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Joao-ur7ey I got messed up defending how long it's taken getting back up on my feet; never really cared about that stuff to begin with but watching the video my physio guy would totally agree that posture really does play a huge role; yes he's a young good-looking guy why is that so wrong? He's not a snake oil salesman; sharing his experience mostly mad at myself for being in a bad mood and pressing the wrong button thoughtlessly.

  • @hakansaribal5093
    @hakansaribal5093 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    It’s all about balance. Sitting or laying down all day makes you numb and feeling bad. Being active all day like working, shopping or exercising makes you tired and feel like 💀. Everything starts with a discipline that you have to set up for yourself.

    • @yominishijama6204
      @yominishijama6204 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen! Thank you brother you said it best :)

  • @itskittyme
    @itskittyme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thx, been locked up in my room for 1 year now.
    And on top of that, videos like this now give me anxiety attacks
    Thanks.

    • @SaltyShaman
      @SaltyShaman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Time for some supplements to help nourish your endocrine system :) Hit the internet and research, research, research!

  • @ClovisdeCruz
    @ClovisdeCruz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Get up stand up... stand up for your right.

  • @Packless1
    @Packless1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +897

    ...sitting is the new smoking... ;-)

    • @bashful228
      @bashful228 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      and hype is the new currency. for hundreds of years since Buddha literally *billions* of monks have spent long hours sitting in meditation with relatively little deleterious effects and many benefits.

    • @romancernega
      @romancernega 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      bashful228 I have never seen a monk meditate on a chair must be a new age monk thing

    • @bashful228
      @bashful228 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      and the difference between chair and cushion is what exactly?

    • @romancernega
      @romancernega 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      bashful228 I think a chair is a tad higher than a cushion and the way you sit on them is totally different

    • @bashful228
      @bashful228 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      so from that perspective a cushion would be so much worse than a chair even?

  • @teflondave7823
    @teflondave7823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    We need a sitdown with this guy and the guy who stands for "Why Standing Destroys You" to sattle this matter once for all.

    • @zantas-handle
      @zantas-handle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That is genius! One of the cleverest and funniest things I've ever read!
      Don't invite the guy who's down with being horizontal in bed all day - whatever he says, he'll be lying!

  • @thebookofcurtis
    @thebookofcurtis ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve watched this half a dozen times. Pushing your heals together really does feel great on the back.
    Kind of like Dorothy from the wizard of Oz clicking her heals together and saying “There’s no place like home”.

  • @zeromailss
    @zeromailss 8 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Dangit,so L was right after all
    I need to follow his example
    but people look at me weird when I sit that way in a chair

    • @zeromailss
      @zeromailss 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mage Bank really ? Might be because you r not used to it,cuz I dont feel that way

    • @zeromailss
      @zeromailss 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mage Bank but better try doing it on private, people just not used to see it,I always got the stare 😐

    • @zeromailss
      @zeromailss 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** somewhere in asia,sout east asia

    • @King.Leonidas
      @King.Leonidas 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Yukino Takada 雪乃 鷹だ that would mean around thailand indoenisa era?

    • @tomassstanislavsky7558
      @tomassstanislavsky7558 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Dont give a damn what others think , your doing this for yourself not them. 👌

  • @Ian24s
    @Ian24s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love having a nice sit. Always have, and always will. Underrated.

  • @elsacontreras4934
    @elsacontreras4934 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s why I owe so much to training capoeira since I was 16. Keeps your body young and your spirit alive and free , Axê ✨

  • @jeremezuanich1444
    @jeremezuanich1444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When I had my own children I saw this, and implemented fixing my own movements. It has been amazing!

  • @QuickTalks
    @QuickTalks 8 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    The 2 key takeaways from this:
    1. Practice the "Asian Squat" - Keep both feet flat on the floor and go down into a squat as low as you can with your bum basically hanging as low as possible. You shouldn't feel tension in your thighs. Then rest your arms upon your knees. [It's really hard at first - practice!]
    2. Stand strong - Tuck your belly button in, keep your shoulders back and high. Feet flat on the floor and lightly squeeze your heels together. Your feet should make a V shape. If your feet are pointing straight ahead parallel to each other, you're going to fall over easily!

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thanks for posting this. Video response now live on my channel. Roger

    • @ed7519
      @ed7519 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +QuickTalks: That "Asian Squat" hurts the knees. Not good for the knees!

    • @compilation8800
      @compilation8800 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jin Nijel Chia what?

    • @thelittlestmig3394
      @thelittlestmig3394 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It's slavic squat, blyet.

    • @davidshaw1999
      @davidshaw1999 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      QuickTalks à

  • @azucarnegra9550
    @azucarnegra9550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Good job you gorgeous man,my son was in perfect health. As as he started spending all day sitting down in class he started complaining of back pain leg pain chest pain all kinds of muscular pains before he could even reach 18 and now I see why thank you talk was insightful.

    • @Emre-wo6df
      @Emre-wo6df ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My parents cant see that even after I tell them over and over what the cause is. I am 33 now. How lucky your kid is.

  • @meenukumar_live
    @meenukumar_live 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I believe him and found my hack for modern day life, since squatting wouldn’t be welcome in places we visit, the important thing is to to make sure your weight is on your pelvic bones, that ensures the spine to straighten and then remember to push your chin with a finger so the skull sits on the spine. Shoulders fall back in place and a kind of ramp model agility swipes down the entire body. The legs making righ angles from the hip, knees and ankles. The only thing important is to sit on a hard surface, I prefer the floor, but when on a couch, I either sit in the front edge or the back edge, else plop a board or hard cushion on my chair.
    The result: u feel really light and don’t feel the need to collapse to rest

    • @sunshine3914
      @sunshine3914 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ve always had the habit of sitting on the arm of my chair. Taken a lot of flack for not being able to sit like a “normal” person. But I’m over 60 & never had a sit down job... nor any back or leg pain. Other than sitting, I’m pretty agile.

  • @zedianzediessi
    @zedianzediessi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I was about to go out and do something and then this was recommended to me so now I’m here sitting down while watching this

  • @meyersonfire
    @meyersonfire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    I hope everybody got up and moved either during this video or right after.

  • @kalyarthurs2846
    @kalyarthurs2846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    People walk badly too. Movement like kids- when they move they lean forward to get momentum. They don’t walk straight up and stretch the legs out - there’s so much more to say here. Love the talk it seemed authentic and centered. Thank you.

  • @HAL-dm1eh
    @HAL-dm1eh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the most productive of these talks I've seen. I pursued bodybuilding off and on most of my life and it wasn't until I found Mark Rippetoe of Starting Strength that all of this started to make sense, and I actually started to build a healthy strong body (that showed it).
    Most of my life I was focusing on individual muscles and little movements like biceps curls, etc. This is very flawed. We have to do what this guy is saying to do, focus on MOVEMENT and the BODY knows what to build.
    He had me focusing on basic barbell movements that the body had to work as a unit to achieve. One of the memes people love to use about him is his saying "hip drive", which he commands you do during the squat, the bread and butter of his program.
    I had a lot of problems that were solved doing his program, not to mention building a very strong, sizeable body in short order without steroids. Now if I could just solve the bone spur problem in my spine (either thanks to genetics or well, SITTING) I'll be gold.

  • @gitanjalireddy4372
    @gitanjalireddy4372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sit on the floor like the Eastern cultures. These are practices that have tested time. Sitting on the floor for eating food, passing bowels in the squatting manner, squatting down for rest (seen even by farmers) keeps you healthy and many might complain of arthritis but my great grandmother seldom did. She lived in the rural side where the concept of chairs isn’t as common as the bench where it’s easier to slouch. Crossing your legs as you sit makes keeping the spine straight less of a conscious task and a posture itself.

  • @JayyyMarz
    @JayyyMarz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1521

    the title, to me, pretty much says: teachers are ruining us by making us sit in desks all day.

    • @swiftfizz788
      @swiftfizz788 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Ice-cream Lover Imma tell this to my English teacher

    • @colinglen4505
      @colinglen4505 7 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      I've been a critic of forcing kids to sit at a desk for 5 hours a day for many years now. it's extremely unhealthy. they should cut the amount of subjects and replace them with some activity between lessons.

    • @1dream0decision
      @1dream0decision 7 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      teachers don't make those rules.

    • @KhanhTheLearner
      @KhanhTheLearner 7 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      But they can break it. I have been taught by many teachers who did not like students sitting around all the time, and let them stand up and walk around for small activities, or just go out of the classroom to the field and stuff. Those were the best teachers ever, and I actually understood more concepts, and got higher test scores. Win-win- and win.

    • @SRoseBlog
      @SRoseBlog 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ice-cream Lover teachers don't make u do that. Your parents do

  • @jeffersonsantiago5567
    @jeffersonsantiago5567 7 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    so who ruined our back bones? it was the school who made us sit the whole day, carry a bag full of heavy books and notebooks and school work.

    • @LePotatoJuice
      @LePotatoJuice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Western culture my friend.

    • @shaktipat736
      @shaktipat736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Weight-lifting and bodybuilding too.

    • @HeadsUpTV
      @HeadsUpTV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@shaktipat736 You don't lift, do you?

    • @Missriziki
      @Missriziki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@shaktipat736 explain please

    • @ansas.9957
      @ansas.9957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@shaktipat736 If you lift with improper form, absolutely, you'll ruin your body. If you lift properly and progress slowly and safely, you'll just strengthen your bones and joints.

  • @timthorne3721
    @timthorne3721 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Currently one year into retirement after 30 years of teaching, which involved excessive time sitting each day. Been fixing my wreck of a house; no major excise undertaken. But, little sitting down. Still not a body beautiful, but… horrible neck pain of ten years completely gone, terrible varicose veins that made me too embarrassed to wear shorts largely gone, swollen ankles with sock lines gone. So this video resonates, a fascinating watch. All desk users, especially the teaching profession, be wary that the laptop sitting curl really does do damage. I ignored all advice about posture in my tunnel vision teaching life, don’t be as foolish as me.

  • @jevanskickstandcrew8373
    @jevanskickstandcrew8373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've worked in a garage for thirty years always on my feet, I am a slim build but I have a core that money can't buy. This guy is making sense.

  • @riccardomoscatello2030
    @riccardomoscatello2030 7 ปีที่แล้ว +901

    This is all well and good, but you didn't offer ANYTHING on how to do it, how do we improve our posture and skeletal range of motion?

    • @craigfreeze2975
      @craigfreeze2975 7 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      I guess he kinda told us how to stand with our heels pushing in but I couldn't agree more...

    • @riccardomoscatello2030
      @riccardomoscatello2030 7 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Craig Freeze Yeah kinda vague, but i found a lot of videos from Esther Gokhale on the subject, check them out if you want to know more

    • @craigfreeze2975
      @craigfreeze2975 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Riccardo Moscatello okay, great thanks! I'll look into them!

    • @nm628679c
      @nm628679c 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      How do we achieve the improved posture and skeletal range of motion?
      The Alexander Technique,
      That's how.

    • @craigfreeze2975
      @craigfreeze2975 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Mark Dawson thank you!

  • @nealliu1746
    @nealliu1746 4 ปีที่แล้ว +552

    People in quarantine: *chuckles* i'm in danger

    • @pumacaine
      @pumacaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      standing up is still allowed

    • @johnnyjackson9745
      @johnnyjackson9745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Vacation Day's Mikey Momo for now..

    • @adorable3817
      @adorable3817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've been working out through all of quarantine. Spend most of my time on a matt 😄🙈

    • @siafulinux
      @siafulinux 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Living on the edge! I love danger!

    • @wladynosz1565
      @wladynosz1565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is lying down also bad?

  • @phunkymind23
    @phunkymind23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Whenever I'm eating while standing up and someone tells me that I can sit down, I show them this video.

  • @toddspeck9415
    @toddspeck9415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your story made me sit up straight. And stand up. Amazing information and presentation. Thank you Robert.

  • @davidestes4573
    @davidestes4573 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I started playing drums when I was seven. This meant I had to sit on a throne, which offered no back support for long periods of time to practice. When I was fifteen I fell of a forty foot dry waterfall and landed on my back resulting in a compression fracture of my lumbar vertebrae. My first thought was that I wouldn't be able to play anymore. With the aide of a back brace I made a full recovery. When I was twenty-one I played six hours a night, six nights a weak for six months strait. I never suffered from any back pain. Later on like any good musician I worked construction as well as performing at night. I was a tile setter and this is truly back breaking work but I was always careful not to bend when I lifted heavy buckets or shoveled. I lifted with my knees. I did start having some back pain after I began working with computers sitting in a cubicle for 8 to 10 hours a day. One of my band mates was a personal trainer and he showed me that if i stood with my feet crossed and reached upward with one arm and alternated this stretching exercise it would alleviate the pain.What's the point. Never sit hunched over a keyboard for a period longer then 20 minutes. Stand up, walk around, stretch your spine. Be careful. Back injuries are painful and permanent.

    • @joseluisgomez6404
      @joseluisgomez6404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow! Thank you very much for sharing your story

    • @adamf.4823
      @adamf.4823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Could you explain the stretch in more detail please? PLEASE!

    • @ColetteBrowneWeekes
      @ColetteBrowneWeekes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for sharing

    • @daisyq3418
      @daisyq3418 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Best comment on the page.
      Please tell us more. You sound like a Solution Seeker! 👍
      And I am sorry you have back pain.

    • @beenmicrophone5817
      @beenmicrophone5817 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      YEAH, THE STRECTH PLAEASE DESCRIBE THE STRETCH

  • @tabbymrp
    @tabbymrp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    The squatting style Asian toilets make more sense than the modern Western style seating toilets then!

    • @mai567
      @mai567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      For more reason than one! ;)

    • @linda1lee2
      @linda1lee2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      The same for birthing. However, it can be hard for those with arthritis.

    • @kelkabot
      @kelkabot 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      You can tell that if you ever move your bowels in that position! The angle is much better for elimination (and childbirth)!

    • @KatariaGujjar
      @KatariaGujjar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Western style toilets cause colon cancer

    • @user-jh6kx1fw9h
      @user-jh6kx1fw9h 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Anyone spending that much time on the toilet should probably see a doctor.

  • @geol1936
    @geol1936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Even while driving or riding in your car, etc, make the seat incline at approximately a 110 degree angle (adjust to your liking in that degree range). Angling back a bit is much better for our backs.

  • @mohdshahnawaz3864
    @mohdshahnawaz3864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely loved this video. Thank you so much for this valuable information Roger. Lots of love from an Australian 🇦🇺😀

  • @dex6892
    @dex6892 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    if everyone is interested in what this guy has talked about i urge you to go and search for kelly starrett and his book "becoming a supple leopard". The man by no means "invented" these approaches but he has organised the principles very well.

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Declan Ball I agree. We both have books designed to get people moving better. He’s a great guy. Even re tweeted this talk.

  • @FallNorth
    @FallNorth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    A lot of people will now work from home due to covid.
    I've worked from home far longer, and I can assure you, sitting (...slouching..) in an unergonomic sofa for many hours a week is far worse for your back than good office chairs.
    Another medical train wreck "side effect" coming down the line, sadly.

    • @kaliaparijat
      @kaliaparijat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      just get yourself a standing desk

    • @billytheweasel
      @billytheweasel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I set mt table/desk up to stand at. They made me return real soon after that!

    • @doraymeandyou
      @doraymeandyou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I never sit at home. I’m either on my feet or lying down. When I’m out though, sitting has an advantage over standing as seated I don’t have the annoyance of my pants constantly sliding down.

    • @carpejkdiem
      @carpejkdiem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean scamdemic plandemic totalitarian WORLD GOVERNMENT UNITED NATIONS INITIATIVE OLD BIBLICAL FIRST ATTEMPTED BY NIMROD NEW WORLD ORDER AGENDA and the cashless forced vaccines in order to buy or sell

    • @bioniclegoblin6495
      @bioniclegoblin6495 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@doraymeandyou ...you need a belt.

  • @houdannycomedymagic8642
    @houdannycomedymagic8642 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great talk. Glinda the Good Witch really knew what she was doing with those heel clicks!

  • @danr5462
    @danr5462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not sure I could squat all day while working or using a computer, but that standing with your heals together is amazing!

  • @procrasti86
    @procrasti86 8 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    7:01 So the Slavs were right all along

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Haha

    • @skolex3121
      @skolex3121 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      J spine masterrace

    • @AleixoTeixeira
      @AleixoTeixeira 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      +procrasti86 Fuck now I gotta get me some adidas wear

    • @SkateSka
      @SkateSka 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +procrasti86 I'm Bulgarian yes, I sometimes need to do that when I take a dump in a small village there.

    • @procrasti86
      @procrasti86 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      George Mirchev
      No no no no no... I meant something like this watch?v=2-8gsWZqDBM

  • @iv4n
    @iv4n 8 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    That was just a long winded excuse for him to get an audience to give him a standing ovation.

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ivan D totally, been planning it since I was sitting in a squat. Hahaha

    • @ch-17vevo55
      @ch-17vevo55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This comment is underrated

    • @Davorta
      @Davorta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yo we need to do noble prize for best commenr pls

  • @allan4386
    @allan4386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "You're as old as your spine"...Well, that complicates things 😫😫😂😂😂

    • @sizlax
      @sizlax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL....

    • @thebearguy5850
      @thebearguy5850 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Allan Simoyi yeah Im 12 and I get back pain

  • @barbhaines2357
    @barbhaines2357 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I sit all day for a living & it is very hard on my body. I'm an avid stretcher but can only do them on a mat because of severe mobility issues & pain in my feet. I stretch 30 minutes in the morning & 25 minutes on my lunch break 5 days a week. I'm very flexable but no matter how much I stretch, my hamstrings are always super tight. I stretch them a lot but it doesn't seem to matter. It's like they knotted up & I can't get the knots out. I love what stretching does for my body. It doesn't matter what condition you're in. You can stretch & over time with consistancy, you will be amazed at how flexible you have become.

  • @martinv.-
    @martinv.- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of the simplest and yet most important talks I ever watched from TED. Stop sitting, start moving. So on point, congratulations!

  • @kkarthurs721
    @kkarthurs721 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow thank you I have been saying this to my patients and students for years. Comparing westerners and squatting cultures. It is couches and car seats, that are killing us! Love your talk. Walking and running like kids too, heart first.

    • @twhoney30102
      @twhoney30102 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Heart First" I love that. Fits right in with one of my favorite TH-camrs --Gregg Braden

  • @luislopez1800
    @luislopez1800 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very grateful I stumbled on to your video. 15 minutes later now....I still can stop thinking about it.
    Starting to watch it again.
    Thank you!

  • @maxkharpovitski6399
    @maxkharpovitski6399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I've been working in a pain management clinic for a few years. The main unifying factor for all our patients is a lack of regular exercise in their daily lives. Just because you are not overweight, DOES NOT mean you shouldn't train. Everyone must train. Their whole lives. A 10-15 minute daily routine is sufficient and everyone can make time for it. If your muscles are weak, all your weight is carried by your various joints, including the joints of the spine. This is what causes back and joint pain and accelerates arthritis.

    • @brodertruck8878
      @brodertruck8878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes but it depends on the person and can not be said as a golden rule for all, no rules without exceptions is more of one universal rule than that one thing is good for all.
      Everyone MUST train? Make me, see me not be happy about it since i don´t like being bullied around. If any pain comes in the future i´ll be glad i at least did it "my way".
      Edit: I´ll start with it then then, a LITTLE. Just to make any pain go away, i´m 54 btw. Not ancient and not one infant.

    • @maxkharpovitski6399
      @maxkharpovitski6399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@brodertruck8878 Everyone has the right to live any way they please, as long as it does not harm others. Want to be lazy? Good for you, enjoy the consequences.

    • @brodertruck8878
      @brodertruck8878 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maxkharpovitski6399 Yes, since as you said, none of your business. I already live with them, consequences and they´re all mine. But did you or me call it laziness since i don´t care to check up on what i type previously, that´s how little i care about the net and i must be mega-lazy.

    • @maxkharpovitski6399
      @maxkharpovitski6399 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brodertruck8878 Sounds like it, mmm-hmm.

    • @sebs1846
      @sebs1846 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. He's right about range of motion, but most people do absolutely nothing, so even if you do basic strength training exercises regularly, nothing fancy, you're going to be well ahead of most people.

  • @DarrenPauli
    @DarrenPauli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Skip to 11:40 for the demonstration on the best standing posture.

  • @manflynil9751
    @manflynil9751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm turning 50 next week. This is a brilliant , and timely, presentation.

    • @ericarn
      @ericarn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have a great birthday! 🎈🎉

    • @mrsirman2177
      @mrsirman2177 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try bridging my man, with a slow progression

  • @drjimdrlinda
    @drjimdrlinda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent information. We teach this and other postural stance techniques daily! Good job!

  • @treborobotacon
    @treborobotacon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Body building taught me body mechanics.
    I realized that a deep squat is where all the power in your body comes from.
    Master the deep squat and you'll have a back that cannot be hurt.
    Later I found that squatting was easier and more comfortable then kneeling and it looks weird but a good neutral squat is easier then standing for long periods of time.
    Squatting is a very basic human movement that we have been trained to give up.

  • @alibeaumont-filder3185
    @alibeaumont-filder3185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Fascinated to learn .. as although standing for long periods of time in work .. I saw my parents health decline due to this specific poor health situation

  • @athews1976
    @athews1976 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is very interesting, I have to admit. Sometimes when I watch these talks, I think that what they're talking about won't really amount to anything with the way the world is today or that it doesn't or won't really matter in the real world. But, these nuances about the body, the joints, natural movements, and posture as it relates to the performance and durability of the spine in the physical anatomy of the modern man, really does *MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE.* I've always felt that there should be a science about physical movement of the body as it relates to performance, durability, and posture. It shouldn't always be about pushing limits as it is in sports. What about simply the preservation/maintenance of the aging body?
    Again, this perspective makes a whole lot of sense.

  • @dinotono1751
    @dinotono1751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Man talked about sitting down destroys you
    The whole crowd sitting down

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your missing the point obviously and humor to you takes precedence over health. That all you know and live in the don't category of life.

  • @tigerlily1118
    @tigerlily1118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I wish I had learned about this so much sooner!!!! :( I've always been busty, but I didn't get a proper fitting bra until my mid 20s. By the time I found out *America's bra sizing is ALL WRONG* I had already been suffering from back pain since my teens. Then I was pregnant with twins and the pressure on my back and the pain got much worse. I went to a chiropractor a year and a half ago and she told me I was 5-10 years away from severe arthritis in my lower spine and it was contributing to headaches and pain in my neck AND shoulders. Now *I have a time limit on how long I can stand and I have to REST my back daily like an old person and I'm only 30.. :I*
    But, of course, in good old America.. Chiropractors aren't covered and neither is preventative care, so I can't afford to get any treatment. I've tried yoga, but I have to be extremely careful or one wrong move and I'll mess my back up for HOURS. Same thing with heavy lifting - never mind exercising. I've tried to strengthen my core and upper body, but the pain gets too bad. :'(

    • @tigerlily1118
      @tigerlily1118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Nati At 4:30 Thanks. I did just switch, so here's hoping!

    • @mrsirman2177
      @mrsirman2177 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I recommend strwnghtening your spine, doing bridges. Progressively, there is a book called convict conditioning, learn the bridge progressioj from there

  • @charliechuck8994
    @charliechuck8994 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Good looking model gives me advice. Priceless

  • @theta799
    @theta799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I grew up doing gymnastics (on the Olympic level). Ever since then sitting for me is pure torture. I do not own a table, or a chair, or a couch. I live in my huge king size bed, changing positions frequently. I'm now getting older. Nothing wrong with my spine.

    • @supaman7832
      @supaman7832 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😍

    • @lovesarita
      @lovesarita 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm so sorry to hear this. I also find sitting painful and it's hugely limiting for life. I hope you can find a good osteopath or physical therapist to give you some relief. I hear great things about Somatics by the way.

    • @theta799
      @theta799 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lovesarita Why are you sorry? I think everybody else is jealous, lol

    • @6955beniegn
      @6955beniegn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@theta799 because it sounds like you are limited to your bed only

    • @theta799
      @theta799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@6955beniegn Yes, to rest or to eat. I am EXTREMELY physically active.

  • @silverace08
    @silverace08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    what a revelatory talk-thankyou for this most important reminder that we have all been ignoring

  • @domari9459
    @domari9459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brilliant presentation! I learnt a lot in few minutes including the stuff I already know. That because sometime we need to hear from somebody who puts that into practice and talks from experience and the results. Thank you Roger.

  • @marlonscloud
    @marlonscloud 7 ปีที่แล้ว +602

    The over-arching message here is good but without improvement suggestions not super useful.

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Cucumber Bodybuilding :D The book will be released at the end of next year with over 100 exercises as solutions to the problems presented in the talk. Register at www.roger.coach. Thanks Roger

    • @Szobiz
      @Szobiz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Roger Frampton at the end of the next year nobody will remember this

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Szobiz you have my TH-cam channel, my Facebook page & my instagram account to keep you busy. I hope you can understand I can't just rush out some quick fix book. This TED talk alone took over 15 months of preparation. Like training good things take time and my quality content will reach the people who are patient enough to appreciate this. Thanks Roger

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Cucumber Bodybuilding :D you do realise there is a TH-cam channel right? Thanks Roger

    • @Szobiz
      @Szobiz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Roger Frampton lol, I was actually kidding with you, but in fact I didn't thought of checking you channel and didn't even realized that was you in the TED before you said that, lol
      sry anything, I'll check your channel XD

  • @mariannewolf57
    @mariannewolf57 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Powerful information, Roger! Thanks for this very helpful speech!

  • @danix0001
    @danix0001 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a timeless speech, that should be heard by every human.

  • @SpizawkDaKizowz
    @SpizawkDaKizowz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been in agreement with this for several years. I almost never sit now...I stand or lie down most of the time. I learned this the same way Roger did - I had back problems. I've been a powerlifter for several years, and the best strength coach I ever had said the exact thing about kids: they exhibit perfect squat form, and we need to unlearn some of the incorrect things we generally pick up after toddler-hood.

  • @hannahsheikh6058
    @hannahsheikh6058 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    at twice the speed, this talk is pretty engaging and informative

  • @downbntout
    @downbntout 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I just eliminated my last chair - my house is chairless. This video is far more important than it seems. Weights, reps, distance: all metrics, all left-brain. Thank you immensely.

    • @andresjimenez2436
      @andresjimenez2436 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you eat standing up? or in the natural resting position mentioned in the video?

    • @downbntout
      @downbntout 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Andres Jimenez
      I sit on the deck of my treadmill with a mini table, as close to the squat as this 62 yr old has gotten so far. my job has me squatting to wash the bottom shelf and little by little I'm getting there. no back pain anymore.

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      My pleasure. That's so nice to hear. Thank you for the support and glad you appreciated

    • @roger.frampton
      @roger.frampton 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Andres Jimenez we eat at home cross legged on a cushion. (Old school) ;)

    • @downbntout
      @downbntout 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Roger Frampton excellent

  • @laurenflynn2012
    @laurenflynn2012 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been in so much pain with my "nice" Cotsco bought office chair. Thank you for validation- sitting on a chair that has a big inflatable exercise ball right now, a bit of pain relief when working

  • @FionaLundy
    @FionaLundy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the squeezing the heels together instruction! It works so perfectly! Thanks I’ll use this!

    • @lucasbachman8376
      @lucasbachman8376 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I could feeling it in my glutes but it also squeezed my balls together

  • @PathofCultivation
    @PathofCultivation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    TL:DW - Do yoga, focus on backbends to promote a healthy spine and back.

    • @Germatti13489
      @Germatti13489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Chris Skandlock laying on your abdominal area and lifting your feet up behind you also helps the lower back.

    • @carnation_cat
      @carnation_cat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just watched all 13 minutes and I didn't hear anything about yoga or backbends. I'll listen again and maybe come back with my own summary. 😊

  • @DiLiNiTi
    @DiLiNiTi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think this man is on a good track. He's got things going for him that put him in a powerful position in society. Yet he still has the intention to contribute what he can. Very useful and inciting talk

  • @robertkelley576
    @robertkelley576 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a brilliant , and timely, presentation.

  • @cd4683
    @cd4683 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic content. Important distinction between gymnastics and body building is the why. One is generally not done for vanity.