I recently learned there’s such a thing as “gluteal amnesia.” Have you ever heard of that? I hadn’t.
It’s a condition caused by our society’s sedentary lifestyle – literally by sitting on your butt too much. Also known as “dead butt syndrome,” gluteal amnesia happens when your gluteus maximus muscles (the major muscles that make up your butt) lose their ability to contract naturally. There are different theories about why being sedentary causes this to happen, but it does seem to happen to some unfortunate individuals.
Having a dead butt can cause lower back problems and sometimes pain that resembles sciatica. Also, it can give you a saggy butt. Oh no!
To compensate, a person can do exercises, among them squats, hip thrusts, and bridges. Experts say that with proper treatment and exercise, there is hope for resurrecting dead butts.
According to Self Magazine and Healthline, the condition can even impact people who exercise regularly if they sit a lot when they don’t exercise. Suggestions for preventing it include breaking up time sitting with walks and stair climbing.
Rest assured, my butt is just fine, thank you, especially since I began kick boxing workouts. But now you can say you learned something today.
Marie's Meanderings 
I’m not gonna ask what inspired this. But yes, I did indeed learn something today! 🤗
Thanks for the chortle!
I wish I had a good story for what inspired it. But it was only that a friend heard about it on an online exercise forum. Glad to hear it brightened your day Liz!
🤗 We take inspiration from where ever it’s offered!
Well, I learned something new today.
I’m happy to have given people one more bodily function to worry about. 🙂
Between the butt photo and title, I almost choked on my coffee, Marie! Yes, I learned something new today. Now I think I had better get up and walk around – been sitting at my desk too long! Cool post!
Yes! I love the thing about your coffee. Glad to have provided some enlightenment into your life. 🙂
OMG, another thing to worry about! I hope I never get the dead butt syndrome! 😎
Ha ha – yes, there’s always something. Keep on walkin’!
I guess I’m now thankful for having to roam around on my feet while my grandkids are here!
Yes, I expect that grandchildren would be a good preventative against a dead butt.