Huff Post highlights the health benefits of sitting on the floor in an interview featuring Jennifer O'Connell, MD, physiatrist at HSS. 

Sitting on the ground engages your core muscles in a way that just doesn’t happen when you’re sitting on a chair, according to Dr. O’Connell. Without back support from a chair, your core muscles automatically turn on, she said.

“And then just the mere act of getting up from that position is beneficial for your whole body. You’re exercising your hips, your knees, your entire lower chain and your core in order to get up,” Dr. O’Connell explained.

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