I’ve always wondered, if walking involves more movement and presumably more energy, why does standing in one place feel more exhausting than walking for the same amount of time? How does our body differentiate between the two, and what’s happening in our muscles and circulatory system that makes standing still feel so much more tiring?
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Because tensing and relaxing muscles helps blood flow, oxygenation and helps remove lactic acid. Muscles that remain tensed don’t give the advantage of contracting and relaxing around blood vessels to improve blood flow.
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