Stand up sit down keep moving

[nineveh_uk]

It is 11pm. I am supposed to be in bed. Instead I am pyjama-clad and in my bedroom but experimenting in how to get up off the floor without using knees or hands. To be precise I'm wondering why almost all the examples imply that the only way to do this is crosslegged, rather than via a squat. It turns out I can do it crosslegged, but only easily by rolling myself backwards first to gain momentum and leap up in a cartoon ninja move. I can't help feeling that there may be a teensy bit fo different body shapes and proportions, centre of gravity differences going on in this even before flexibility and strength come in to play.

ETA. Oh wait, I've worked out how to do it. The people in the videos have their feet far back towards the hips and the sides of the feet on the floor. You go up on those.

ETA 2: Got it. It's about finding the starting position that allows use of the thigh muscles as well as the core. If my legs are too flat, their muscles aren't in the right plce to provide the necessary force, if they are more upright, my centre of gravity is in the wrong place (overcome by the ninja move). Whereas the squat technique lets me use all relevant muscles easily and move my weight forward.

ETA 3: No, that's not really what I'm doing. Well, I have worked it out, anyway!

ETA 4: This is ridiculous. I locked myself in the stationery cupboard at work to try again (successfully). Now I cannot. Though possibly this is because I've just had dinner.

Comments

[ruric]

I know that feeling!