A riding-style sitting position is quite different than postures in a conventional chair. Instead of being passive, the muscles work actively. You may have sore muscles and tissues after starting a new sport. The same thing happens when you start sitting in a new way. The sitting bones carry the weight of the upper body, and that may make your buttocks feel sore at first. Some people get used to the new sitting position in days; for others it may take months.

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