I have recently come to the realization that I have been locking my knees whenever I stand. I’m not sure how long I have been doing this but it has come to the point where my knees are starting to ache.
I just started a job that requires me to stand with little movement for 6-8 hours (with breaks of course) and now my knees feel so weak.
I think it took me so long to realize this because I haven’t had a job that required this and whenever I am standing for longer periods of time (say in line at the store) I either put my weight on one of my hips or I am constantly moving around (because I am physically uncapable of keeping still lol).
It’s bad enough that putting my knees in the correct position to stand feels really weird.
TL;DR: I’m an idiot who doesn’t know how to stand correctly and now I have to relearn how to stand like a normal person.
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You’re standing with locked knees for that long and not fainting?
For real, work out your legs too. Leg press and squats will do wonders for your leg endurance. You’ll be way happier in the long term.
i do this a lot and have gotten sore knees from it too LMAO i rlly don’t know how to stop. it’s a reflex at this point whenever i’m standing for long periods of time