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Tricia Spiegel, a research psychologist, just published a book called "Awesome Advantages of Being a Tall Girl". She decided to ...
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We tall people are well aware that being tall has a humongous impact on our lives. So you would think ...
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As a tall skinny guy, I've always been frustrated by shorts--the name says it all. I either end up looking ...
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Working at too low of a surface forces you to hunch over, potentially harming your back. The ideal solution is ...
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Below is the 2018 Gifts for Tall People List. On it you'll find some awesome tall friendly things as well ...
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Handle heights are typically way too low for tall people. Examples include those for strollers, wheelchairs, luggage, etc. Sometimes handle ...
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A few of the niche tall men's clothing companies I follow are putting on some big sales for Black Friday ...
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Finding a decent fitting suit when you're particularly tall and slim is extremely challenging. Despite the fact that suits come ...
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Editor: The following is a guest post by Andrew. In search of a tall friendly car, he did an immense ...
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American Tall Go to Shop Niche brands have done a great job with the basic clothes for tall slim men: ...
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It's obvious that tall people tend to walk faster. The common explanation is that we tall people have longer legs ...
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Standard backpacks aren't too much of an issue for tall people. But hiking backpacks with hip belts rarely fit us ...
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Tall Slim Tees (TST) recently expanded their lineup of clothes for tall slim men. This post covers the new items ...
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Height Science
It's obvious that tall people tend to walk faster. The common explanation is that we tall people have longer legs ...
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How does height affect weightlifting ability? Do tall people or short people have the upper hand? The calculator and explanation ...
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Please enter a height into the height calculator below and press the calculate button. Please note that the results are ...
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Both increased height and good health require good nutrition. From this alone, it would follow that tall people, such as ...
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How much should I weigh for my height? This is a popular question as body weight has enormous health implications ...
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Height affects performance in most sports. This is particularly true for competitive cycling. During cycling, the contraction of muscles supplies ...
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Tall people are less likely to slap a mosquito before it draws blood. This is because we tend to have ...
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The words tall and short refer to the vertical extent of something. So we call a person with a greater ...
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Increased human height, in its most profound sense, represents a genetic variation upon which natural selection may act. If it ...
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A growth chart (see bottom of page) is helpful for checking if a child's growth is within normal limits as ...
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The below height converter switches height to cm from feet and inches. It also converts height to feet inches from ...
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The height comparison tool helps give an appreciation of height differences. It works for a wide variety of people and ...
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How tall will I be? By inheriting genes from both parents, a child usually grows to their average height. However, ...
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The Body Mass Index (BMI) does not work well for short people nor for tall people. The alternative proposed in this ...
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The word proportional is a rather common one. It is used a lot in the context of human height and ...
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Ergonomics
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Working at too low of a surface forces you to hunch over, potentially harming your back. The ideal solution is ...
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Handle heights are typically way too low for tall people. Examples include those for strollers, wheelchairs, luggage, etc. Sometimes handle ...
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Editor: The following is a guest post by Andrew. In search of a tall friendly car, he did an immense ...
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Standard backpacks aren't too much of an issue for tall people. But hiking backpacks with hip belts rarely fit us ...
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Have you ever had to sleep curled up to fit in a tent? I have, and it sucks. I once ...
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Electric cars have been gaining a lot of traction lately. It seems like most major manufacturers are taking a crack ...
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Tall people are fairly lucky when it comes to bikes. There are plenty of tall frame sizes out there. But ...
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Most kitchen countertops are 36″ high. This works well for 5′4″ people (average female height). For anyone taller, it is ...
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This page covers everything you need to know about extra tall office chairs for tall people. As with other manufactured ...
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Strollers are designed with a one-size-fits-all-parents approach. Hence it's hard to find strollers for tall parents. Pushing too short a ...
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About a year ago, I found out I would be having hip surgery. I would be on crutches for six ...
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I recently had hip surgery and one of the suggested assistive devices for my recovery was a medical walker. But ...
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When it comes to sporting equipment, tall people tend to benefit from longer stuff. This is common knowledge. So when ...
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The issue of low kitchen countertops has come up a couple times here on Tall Life. The solutions discussed include ...
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Health
Tall people are at increased risk of injury. On this page, I explain why this is the case, focusing in ...
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The sentiment that yoga is particularly beneficial for tall people is a popular one. This is because yoga is known ...
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Stuart McGill is a world renowned spine researcher. His goal is to help people recover from and avoid back pain ...
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It was a bad omen—the sign outside the hospital parking garage read, "6′4″ maximum height", three inches too short for ...
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Tall stature is most commonly familial in origin and considered a sign of good health. On rare occasions, however, taller ...
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Back and neck injuries are more common in taller people. A continuing theme on this site is how to adapt, ...
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Looking back, I can recall a couple times in my younger years injuring my back. Once was after an intense ...
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Society
Tricia Spiegel, a research psychologist, just published a book called "Awesome Advantages of Being a Tall Girl". She decided to ...
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We tall people are well aware that being tall has a humongous impact on our lives. So you would think ...
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Below is the 2018 Gifts for Tall People List. On it you'll find some awesome tall friendly things as well ...
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I think most tall people would agree that being tall affects just about every aspect of our lives. So you ...
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This is a book for tall people and those who care about them. Being tall coincides with considerable professional, athletic, ...
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A 7' unnamed homeless guy in Lawrence Indiana is known to be a most peaceful fellow. When police noticed his ...
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At 6′7″, I've had a hard time with clothes, cars, and other manufactured objects. Other outliers such as short people ...
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Gifts for tall people can be tricky to find. Wander the mall, for instance, and you'll come across a bunch ...
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What should be the minimum height for women on a tall dating site? A new site says 5'5, as this ...
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Rather than blocking views, tall women are becoming the view in TLC's new reality show, My Giant Life. Tall men ...
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The Tall Book is to books as its tall audience is to average people: Uncommon and unmistakable. Books for tall ...
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Tall stature presents many challenges in life. It seems, however, that 6'11" Bill Walker never let his height hold him ...
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As any tall person would agree, there are a lot of tall people problems out there. As a memento of ...
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Tall Men’s Clothing
In this post I'll summarize some of the progress made this year by the niche tall specific clothing companies I ...
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As a tall skinny guy, I've always been frustrated by shorts--the name says it all. I either end up looking ...
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A few of the niche tall men's clothing companies I follow are putting on some big sales for Black Friday ...
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Finding a decent fitting suit when you're particularly tall and slim is extremely challenging. Despite the fact that suits come ...
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American Tall Go to Shop Niche brands have done a great job with the basic clothes for tall slim men: ...
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Tall Slim Tees (TST) recently expanded their lineup of clothes for tall slim men. This post covers the new items ...
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Tall Slim Tees (TST) makes my favorite t-shirts for tall slim men. The fit is so perfect for my tall ...
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American Tall sent me one of their new hoodies for tall men to test out a few months back. I ...
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Navas just launched a Kickstarter project to take their clothing business to the next level. Why we tall guys should ...
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It's common knowledge that t-shirts come in tall sizes. Just about every big brand has a tall clothing lineup, afterall ...
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Times are changing for tall slim guys. It used to be we couldn't find a proper fitting shirt anywhere. But ...
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When it comes to tall men's jackets, it is particularly important to get a good fit. This is because, more ...
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As if tall men's clothing isn't hard enough to find in the first place, try finding some that is also ...
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Jackets are somewhat of a specialty clothing item. So it's even harder for us tall men to find a good ...
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Long polos for tall skinny guys used to be tricky to find. Nowadays though, there are a lot of sources ...
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Tall Women’s Clothing
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Clothes for tall slim women can be hard to find. Most items are going to be either too baggy or ...
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If you've been trying to find long jeans for tall women at the mall, I'm certain you've been very frustrated ...
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