In fact, body shape seems to play a role, and people with short limbs and long trunk are more likely to keep balance. Of course, squatting and squatting postures are not unique to Asia, but they are rare in western countries. Because they are everywhere in Asia, they are called "asian squat". Many people on the Internet ridiculed that Americans can't pose like this. Is it true?/You don't say. We need to understand the difference of this physiological structure first.

Bryan Ausinheiler, a physical therapist in California, has written a series of blogs about squats. "Squat is a typical multi-joint movement posture", what does this mean? Ausinheiler said, "Squatting is a triple flexion exercise. Your hips, knees and ankles will bend, so it is equivalent to your whole person being folded. There are many points in this action, but the most critical factor seems to be the flexibility of the ankle. " In the words of editor rose anderson, "Squatting makes me feel that my achilles tendon is about to break."

A study in Japan in 2009 found that people who can't squat have very inflexible ankles. This is also part of Ausinheiler's triple flexion movement, but why do children squat easily? Ausinheiler said: "When my daughter 1 year-old, I measured the flexibility of her ankle and found that her instep can bend 70 degrees! Ordinary adults in the West can only bend back 30 degrees. " So in fact, human beings are naturally flexible, but because they don't exercise, they soon lose these skills.

In fact, I happen to belong to this kind of person who lacks exercise. I was painfully aware of this fact in China, because I had to put my feet on the wider side than the recess of the squatting pan to prevent slipping on the wet floor. But although this action is feasible, it is not comfortable for me. At that time, I felt that in order to write this article, I was going to work-related injuries.

Believe it or not, it seems that no one has really studied the innate squat ability of people of all ethnic groups. Matt Hudson, a physiologist at the University of Delaware, said, "No one will divide a child from China into two groups: a child who has been squatting and a child who has not, so it may be that practice has made a big difference." .