Sitting for too long is bad for your health. And it can also be bad for the buttocks. After prolonged sitting, they can become numb or even painful. This is called dead ass syndrome.
Our gluteal muscles may be the most powerful muscle groups in our body, but they get stiff if they aren’t used enough and forget how to contract.
This is why we also speak of “amnesic buttocks”. It might make you smile, but this syndrome is really annoying. With the development of teleworking, the average time spent sitting has increased and more and more people may be affected.
How do you know if you have this syndrome?
You can do this test: You lie on your stomach and try to lift one leg off the ground. If it is difficult to do this, it reflects muscle weakness in the buttocks. And besides having numb buttocks, we can also have Backache and feel pain that resembles that of sciatica because to compensate for the weakness of the buttocks, other muscles work more, such as those of the back and the hamstrings.
If you have to spend a lot of time sitting and are prone to this syndrome, you really need to try to get up every hour and take a few steps.. We also take the opportunity to contract his buttocks for ten seconds, at least three times. If possible, such as when working remotely, you can sit on a so-called dynamic seat cushion. It is slightly unstable and requires little movement. You can find them in sporting goods stores. Used a few hours a day, it counteracts numbness in the buttocks.
As soon as you feel numb buttocks, you can also massage them for two minutes with a massage or a tennis ballsitting on the ground leaning on your hands or with your back against a wall leaning forward.
Train the weak glutes
It’s in our best interest to strengthen his weakened glutes. We can try to take the stairs as soon as we have the opportunity. Climbing stairs works the glutesand it’s good for the heart.
You can do simple exercises, like the glute bridge. Lie on your back, knees bent and feet flat on the ground, and lift your pelvis as high as possible. Afterwards, you can continue with squats and lunges, which are even more effective if you do them with small dumbbells in your hands. Rollerblading, swimming especially with fins, water aerobics… these are excellent sports for working your glutes..
Amnesic buttocks tend to sag and therefore to be flat. These exercises also help reshape the rear.
We can get rid of this syndrome, but it can recur, the same causes produce the same effects. Buttocks are also victims of a sedentary lifestyle. To combat this syndrome, you must avoid getting stuck in your chair. And as soon as you feel numbness or a cramping sensation, try to move fast!
