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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To some degree walking is controlled falling and for small moments of taking a step different muscles get to take a break. When you stand still, many smaller stabilizing muscles have to remain engaged and become fatigued.
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