how are blood vessels under the feet not compressed to the point of blockage when standing?

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how are blood vessels under the feet not compressed to the point of blockage when standing?

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Answer 1

Standing does restrict blood flow in the feet, but you don’t stand perfectly still very often. You shift your stance, fidget, rock back and forth, pace, the works.

This can be a problem soldiers face when on parades or in boot camp, where they sometimes have to stand perfectly still for long periods. In the Air Training Corps, I was taught how to shift my feet a tiny bit to relieve pressure while not being too noticeable when standing at attention – and if you pay really close attention to videos of soldiers standing at attention, you’ll notice them fidget their feet a tiny bit now and then.