You can use :ltand :gtselectors.
:lt(index)select all elements with an index smaller indexinside the consistent set. :gt(index)select all elements with an index greater than indexthat within the agreed set. From jQuery Docs
sitting , .standing, index sitting, :lt sitting . addClass() removeClass() jQuery .
$('.standing:lt(' + sitting + ')').removeClass('standing').addClass('sitting');
$('.sitting:gt(' + sitting + ')').removeClass('sitting').addClass('standing');