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Keeping the knees bent is a good idea pretty much in anything you do. It allows you to keep your balance better and it keeps your blood flow moving well. The bent knees help you with absorbing shock, as well as making it easier and faster to change positions.

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to get a shock absorbing effect . bent knee acts like a spring

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because of impulse(F*t);increase the time and reduce the force

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