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louiseds
July 17, 2007 - 9:18pm
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Posture while sitting and doing stuff while not sitting
Hi Zandria
Yes, you will get benefit from sitting. The only difference between sitting and standing is the angle of legs to body (well, strictly speaking there are other differences but pelvic organ position doesn't change).
In fact if you are sitting a lot it is worthwhile taking a careful look at how you sit. I have taken the back off my office chair completely and sit in Wholewoman posture all the time. I sure know about it when I slouch, so it is very good feedback to not lean on anything. I figure that God meant me to sit on my bottom and legs. I see images on TV and other media of elderly aboriginal women in northern Australia sitting under trees bolt upright with their legs straight out in front of them and think that if it is good enough for them it is good enough for me.
Yes, I still sit in a lounge chair, but always use a firm cushion for my lumbar curve or just lie right down on the sofa. It is the only body I have, and as I get older it is telling me in many different ways that I need to look after it a bit better. I am 54 and my Mum is 95, so I figure I could be using this body for a long time yet. Everything I do to it has to be an investment in it.
I still find it easier than standing and I have been doing it for nearly two years. Most of us are doing all those things when standing or walking. You can find ways of keeping your pelvic organs over your pubic bone while doing most things. It's just a matter of thinking about it.
I get down on all fours a lot, and do other things while kneeling, which is somehow easier for holding posture. It may be to do with having good backwards stability with lower legs and feet on the ground, rather than just feet at the front. Also when you are down at floor level the low things you are working on are at a better level for manual handling. I also lift things from the floor by flexing my knees and sticking my butt up in the air to keep my organs forward. I also carry heavy loads in smaller parcels, eg breaking up my boxes of shopping by carrying heavier articles in from the car separately. The extra trips just give me a bit more exercise over a 24 hour period. When I lived in a rented house I used to do washing up with may legs wide apart. It used to drive my husband nuts because he couldn't get into the cupboards in front of the sink! Maybe that's why he gave up drying up? When we renovated our kitchen in the house we purchased I had the benchtops made 94cm high (3feet plus bench thickness) I am 168cm tall. The kitchen designer said I was mad, but alas he was wrong. I do not have to bend to wash up. Beware of deep kitchen sinks too.
Emptying a dishwasher or frontloading washing machine is harder on the knees. I have just purchased a washer/drier stand which can be used for any appliance with a 600mm x 600mm footprint. It is heavy duty and well enough designed to prevent a kingsize winter sheet from wobbling a frontloader more than an inch out of place. Best purchase ever. I now don't have to get down on the floor to load and unload it. It could equally be used for a mobile dishwasher or clothes drier or low fridge. It has a filing cabinet style drawer underneath it, which can be fitted with a keylock for kiddy safety, and increases the height of the appliance by about 37 cm, a bit more than a single drawer filing cabinet. Their URL is www.amazonaustralia.com.au . Not sure whether or not they export to other countries. Enquire at your whitegoods retailer or contact them and see if you can buy direct. I have been told that Electrolux manufacture a similar product but I couldn't find it on their site.
Hope this is encouraging for you.
Cheers
Louise
granolamom
July 18, 2007 - 8:31am
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good ideas, louise
I think louise gave you some great ideas.
I also have front loading washer/dryer, I either kneel/sit while loading and unloading or enlist the kids to help. I've thought about purchasing a stand for them, but not sure it will make them significantly higher, will have to think about it some more. I know that whirlpool makes these stands too, and they are easily found here in NY