I'm short but doing the bends is a way of getting a little exercise and stretching also. I know many people like to cram their laundry as much as possible for a full load. When I have a really small load that's one thing. Sometimes I will put it on medium depending on what I'm laundering. when I do sheets (one set at a time), I put on an extra large load. I want my sheets rinsed well. SAme goes for my fabric, especially those from estate sales and bleeding batiks or jeans for that matter.