Think about THIS the next time you head to the bathroom…
 
Your toilet bowl... 
 
It’s secretly ruining your body.
 
In fact… 
 
According to one popular travel writer, it’s been on a body-wrecking-rampage for hundreds of years… 
 
Why? 
 
Because it’s made almost obsolete one of the human body’s most primal postures. 
 
Squatting. 
 
I’m not talking about bodyweight squats, the popular exercise found in most fat-burning workouts. No… 
 
I’m talking about the “archetypal posture”—the deep squat:
 

 
According to osteopath Phillip Beach, archetypal postures (which, in addition to a deep squat with your feet flat on the floor, include sitting cross legged and kneeling on your knees and heels) are not just good for you, but are… 
 
...“deeply embedded into the way our bodies are built.”
 
Which means your body needs to experience these postures on a regular basis for optimal health, even if you’re an avid exerciser. 
 
Back in the days before proper toilets, deep squatting was the way folks went to the bathroom. So… 
 
Even if they’d been breaking their backs all day through hard labor, they’d get into a deep squat a few times throughout the day for “relief”. 
 
However…
 
Nowadays, sitting in chairs is the new working posture. And… sitting on toilets is the new relief posture. 
 
Which is a big problem. 
 
According to Dr. Bahram Jam… 
 
“Every joint in our body has synovial fluid in it. 
 
This is the oil in our body that provides nutrition to the cartilage.  
 
Two things are required to produce that fluid: movement and compression. So… 
 
...if a joint doesn’t go through its full range—if the hips and knees never go past 90 degrees—the body says ‘I’m not being used’ and starts to degenerate and stops the production of synovial fluid.”
 
Your body gets tighter. Your muscles get achier. And your movements get weaker. 
 
This is just scratching the surface. 
 
Is the answer simply to start taking deep squat breaks?
 
Yes and no. 
 
Quick explanation… 
 
If you’re not good at deep squatting and you try to deep squat right now you’ll probably find it difficult. Possibly painful. Maybe even a little embarrassing. 
 
In other words, if you haven’t been deep squatting on the regular, you can’t just start forcing your body into it now. It will fight back. 
 
Indeed…
 
You SHOULD start taking deep squat breaks. However…
 
The best way to get into a deep squat without straining your knees, hips and back is to take the movement apart and do it in small chunks. 
 
A joint-by-joint approach will help you target your weaker, tighter and most painful areas without moaning and groaning. And… 
 
...will get you into a comfortable deep squat faster than forcing it all at once. 
 
I recommend all of my clients do the same—whether you’re working out or not. 
 
In fact, I believe if all you did was this postural exercise system and nothing more, you’d be in better shape than 90% of the people walking the streets (and sitting the toilets) these days.
 
Anyway, here’s the link to check it out if you want:
 
Postural Exercise System For Comfortable Deep Squatting (and much more) >>>

- Forest Vance
Master of Science, Human Movement
Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist
ForestVance.com