Is indian style sitting bad for you?

[genericname85]

i mean sitting having your legs like this

so yesterday was a nice sunny day and me and a few friends sat in the park on the grass. to me this seemed the most logical way of sitting. it was super uncomfortable and hurt a lot after a few hours now the day after i'm fucking limping like an old man that needs a hip replacement xD is it cause this kind of sitting is bad or do i need to do yoga to get felxible so that shit won't hurt me?

[kaewk]

When I was in elementary school, they asked us to do this but it really hurt me.
Now I’m not sure.. I do it sometimes but not for such long times anymore

[genericname85]

at least i'm not alone with this xD

[Clo917]

Never had a problem sitting that way. You probably have tight hip flexors and quads.

[genericname85]

yeah very likely... guess i have to work on that.

[Clo917]

Mhm, just doing a 20 minute leg stretching routine daily should fix that within a few months.

[genericname85]

So you can sit like that for hours and not have pains?

[Clo917]

Yeah, but I also stretch for 3+ hours every week.

[genericname85]

Maybe I should try.

[Ordinarygurl_]

Nothing has ever happend to me and I've always sat like this

[killer4212]

Can't see how

[genericname85]

Cause in a way that's not a natural position.

[Anonymous]

Thats how i sit whenever im on the floor, its the calm-the-fuck-down style of sitting down to me

[genericname85]

It hurts my knee and upper legs xD