# How can I stay in seiza for longer? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 15, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stay-in-seiza-for-longer/582003 "2011-05-15T16:18:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stay-in-seiza-for-longer/582003/1 "2011-05-15T16:18:54Z")
As a quasi-athletic question this might be more appropriate for the game room, but in general I’m looking for (hopefully) successful strategies people have found for either extending the length of time they can sit in seiza. I can do about 30 minutes before my legs start tingling and 45 before they’re numb, but any longer than that and I need to sit crooked for at least 2-3 minutes before standing, to let my legs regain feeling. I’ve seen a lot of people who can maintain an extremely strict posture for 4-6 hours, so is that just a function of doing it every day for years? ---
**Author:** ![uuaschbaer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/76d3ee/32.png) [@uuaschbaer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uuaschbaer)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stay-in-seiza-for-longer/582003/2 "2011-05-15T18:35:28Z")
Morphine. Why do you want to stay in seiza for longer? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stay-in-seiza-for-longer/582003/3 "2011-05-16T17:41:19Z")
Practice. Also use a cushion. That and be sure to set your shoulders (pull your shoulderblades towards each other and down) the whole time.Do not slouch or even relax your shoulders. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stay-in-seiza-for-longer/582003/4 "2011-05-16T18:29:52Z")
I dunno. Sitting like that for any length of time would definitely give me a seiza…