Problems Sitting Cross-Legged

[depsingh]

Am pretty physically fit no belly fat. But i have problem sitting crossed legged. my feet fall asleep after 10 minutes and the tingly sensation under the feet ruins my concentration. Any tips to improve this.

[_singhni_]

When your sitting down eg at home etc sit cross legged. More you sit cross legged the more your legs will adjust to sitting like this for longer. I used to have same problem but started sitting cross legged whenever I could; now I can sit cross legged for ages. hope that tip helps.

[Mrkhalsa007]

erm well a singhni told me this tip = You should not put ur legs on top of the other, so like spread them out so no legs are on yh

plus open them out a bit yh

[GuptUnknown]

Also keep your back straight. Will help your legs not fall asleep as fast as less weight on them.

[rrss]

foot falls asleep due to lack of cirulation. you may notice your leg putting pressure on your ankle area. try lifting your knees up a bit, straightening the back and doing some hip stretch exercises, or try switching legs (swap left and right legs in cross legged position).

[chatanga]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_position

this posture may help.

[rrss]

http://en.wikipedia..../Lotus_position

this posture may help.

the lotus position is fairly advanced and requires good flexibility. It can easily cause injury.

This may help: http://life.gaiam.com/article/do-you-have-sit-cross-legged-meditate

[chatanga]

the lotus position is fairly advanced and requires good flexibility.

work on your flexibility.

[luckysingh99]

Am pretty physically fit no belly fat. But i have problem sitting crossed legged. my feet fall asleep after 10 minutes and the tingly sensation under the feet ruins my concentration. Any tips to improve this.

Theres's a very good and effective trick to tackle that.

The next time it happens you should just sit on one hand for a about 20 seconds, any hand it doesn't matter.

Within that time of about 15-20 seconds it should competely vanish.

[luckysingh99]

It doesn't matter if the hand is facing palm up or down, but if one works better then let me know !