I’ve been working at McDonald’s for almost 9 months now, and any shifts longer than 4 hours, my feet start to hurt.
I am overweight, Last time I checked it was 230lbs. But I have heard of similar complaints from coworkers and people online.
Is it the case of too much of a good thing? (Being active and about)
In: 268
I’m on my feet for 12 hours most days during summer and I’m fine with it, but that’s because I’m doing a lot of different movements.
I’ve had a job where I was stood mostly stationary for 3 hours a shift and it was *hell*.
It’s unnatural to be standing upright for prolonged periods without moving around a lot. Movement helps with blood flow and shifts the burden onto various muscles.
It’s a similar thing with sitting down; poor posture isn’t purely down to bad positions, it’s down to prolonged bad positions. If you only sit down for a 15 minute break in the middle of the day, feel free to slouch. We’ve not evolved to hold stationary poses
Latest Answers