Dr. Trisha Pasricha

And they go.

Physiologically, squatting is the correct way to go.

And this comes back to our pelvic floor, which we always underappreciate.

We don't think about.

There is this muscle in our pelvic floor called the puborectalis muscle.

And that muscle forms a sling around our colons, almost like our body stepping on its own hose.

It creates this kink that causes this block.

And that block is present when we're just sitting down, as you and I are right now.

But when we squat, that puborectalis muscle relaxes and the tube straightens out again.

So we're able to go and push things out effectively.

If we're not squatting, we just have to generate a lot more force.

Now, I don't think that anybody is going to go back to squatting.

We used to do that thousands of years ago.

Nobody wants to do that in the comfort of their own homes.

Oh, I've seen those.

I've lived those.

So some people still love squatting.

And those people are on to something.

And actually, I'm sure they have like better balance than a lot of us have.

But if you're not ready for that, or you just like are going to say like, there's no way I'm going to swap out.