have you tried standing for long hours getting cramps?

I think that standing for long hours in one area is not a good position to be in. It would be better to walk around even for long hours than just stand in a certain place for long hours. In my workplace, Mondays are long hours for me because I would be standing and walking around most of the time for at least 6 hours. That is long enough and I feel tired after that. How much more standing in only one area. I hope your cramps are alright.

when i was still in high school and colleges years. Military training are part of the curriculum (for reserve officers). standing longs hours is no problem at all. but today, i can't even stand 30 minutes without moving in order not to have cramps.

Hello friend,

Standing for long hours would surely give us cramps.So,try to walk in place like marching to let blood flows.Standing for too long makes our blood flows slower than the normal cycle and that causes the cramps.

Just like those saleslady at department stores,they were standing for hours,but not standing still,they keep moving to avoid cramps.

Make sure that you stretch your legs and back from time to time to avoid cramps. Do a couple of knee bends as well always helps me.

Yes I tried it already and was so painful. I tried it when we were undergoing training for the required military training in school. Not only does my knee hurt bu talso my heels.

hi amyson,

since i am into training, my job calls for hours of standing. i can do some walking and leaning but most of the time...for the entire day i am standing. Then when i reach home, i do quick shower. This makes me prone to cramps. Really bad cramps. Massaging my legs and feet with oil or lotion makes the feeling better. I also raise my legs up and most of the time i put some pillow under my legs and feet.

I get so tired if i stand for more than 2 hours at a stretch. Indian cooking is quite elaborate and our kitchenis designed in such a way that we can taccomodate any chairs in there. SO that makes us stand more. I take small breaks in between cooking. But when I go for shopping, I hardly find a place to sit, coz most of the benches will be occupied and in most showrooms, they do not have chairs or sofas.
I do not get cramps butit just aches. I wear sports shoe when I go shopping so that it reduces the pain, heel are a big no no. I come back home, have a nice bath and hit bed to a very deep sleep. The only good thing about standing is that I get a very nice sleep hi hi

I can usually stand for hours now and not get leg cramps. However, back when I was pregnant with my youngest I was only on my feet for maybe a couple of hours straight while shopping one day. When I went to sleep that night I woke up to some horrific leg cramps in the middle of the night. I wanted to cry out in pain it was that bad! Fortunately the cramping subsided eventually and I was able to go back to sleep.

I don't know any tricks to get rid of leg cramps. I'll say this much though, I never want to go through that again. It was worse than going through childbirth, at least for me anyway.

Happy mylotting!

I also have tried standing for long hours, specially when it's rush hour, and I'm waiting for a bus. The last time I remember I have done this was when I fell in line at the Intramuros, to pay my last respect for our Former President Corazon Aquino, I was with my cousins and aunt, and we were in line for 5 hours I think.. the catch is, we were not able to see her remains, because it rained really hard and we had to get out of our line to go somewhere dry...

Hi amyson,

I oftentimes suffer from cramps at night or early in the morning when I turn my back from one side to the other. They said it's only normal for pregnant woman and so I just leave my leg straight and my foot/toes folded to allow a better circualtion of blood but sometimes I can't help but cry when it's too late to fold my toes and it's really painful. As soon as I woke up in the morning, I would draw a light massage on my leg before getting up. Good Day!