If you have to stand on your feet for an extended length of time - like eight or twelve hours without a break, there are two "tricks" that are extremely helpful:
1. Practice good posture. Stand up straight with you head held straight above the top of your spine. Think of your spine as a stack of dishes and try and keep the dishes in a straight vertical line. If you have bad posture, your small muscles will have to constantly work to keep you standing and this will fatigue you faster. If you have good posture, you will work much less to stay standing.
2. Put your weight primarily on one foot or the other. Masai tribesmen can stand for days while herding cattle and the trick they use is to stand on one foot and place the other foot on top of the primary foot. They keep their balance by using the spear. This posture can be adapted to modern environments and jobs by remembering to keep your weight balanced primarily on one foot or another.
Of course it helps to be generally healthy, and have strong, comfortable shoes, but if you keep these two ideas in mind, you can stand on your feet for days with little ill effect.
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William Schaeffer
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