If You Sit With Your Legs Crossed, Experts Have A Warning For You

This posture doesn't require as much core strength as others, which is why so may people default to it.

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Sitting back and relaxing, or sitting at your desk, are mindless movements, but how you sit (and how long you sit) can impact your health.

Many people tend to default to certain seated positions, and one popular posture is crossing one leg over the other (seen here) – not like a pretzel, but with one leg draped over the other knee.

The position is casual enough to be done at football games yet formal enough to be done at job interviews. It’s a posture many people find themselves in for much of the day.

Physical therapists said there is nothing wrong with sitting this way, and there is a reason it’s so appealing. But there are a few things you should keep in mind if you often find yourself sitting with your legs crossed. Here’s what to know:

There’s a reason a lot of people default to the cross-legged position

According to Valerie Rogers, a physical therapist at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, this position “gives you a little bit of support.”

“So that when you go and lean forward, as you’re looking at a computer or something like that, you don’t have to........

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