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Heh... Interesting article.

I have a standing desk, and oddly enough, find it much easier to stand on 1 leg than 2. If it didn't take effort to keep my second leg up (in the yoga pose) I could see standing like that for hours. My knee joint locks, and I keep my balance easily with the support of the desk. For some reason, standing on 2 feet is far less comfortable and requires more 'effort'.

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Woah I never noticed this but yea, when I am at my standing desk I shift from standing on one leg to standing on the other leg, shifting when my foot complains.

(to address your yoga pose, just sort of half wrap the ankle around the back, doesn't require much/any effort for the second leg if you let the toe drag all the way down towards the ground)

Interesting, I'll give that a try. Thanks!

I assume that's less about your legs being flamingo-like, and more about the way our hips work. You almost never stand around putting equal weight on both legs, when you stand you usually favour one or the other leg, with your body leaning over ever so slightly to balance the weight over that leg.

What work(s/ed?) for me (but only when you have no shoes on) is putting your feet on your knee.

With your left leg raised: put the left heel, on the left-top side of your knee, arch the foot around the knee, so your toes end up on the right side of knee below it.

Works best if you have clothing that has some friction.

As silly as it sounds, this is how I used to wash dishes as a kid. My siblings would say I was being a flamingo.

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