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Wellness Wednesday for August 2, 2023

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This who I think this is? If so, nice to see you around these parts.

Many people just acclimate after a few weeks

I just started this job after several months of being a couch potato, but past experience suggests that I won't acclimatize, given that I worked for 6 months in similar conditions and still had my legs and back killing me.

Many people benefit from compression socks and excellent shoes (2-3 pairs that you'll cycle through).

I was thinking about compression socks or stockings, should probably get a pair for my dad while I'm at it.

but if you need help with that all the exercise oriented advice is good.

Sigh, that's what I was afraid of, but I thought asking around for easier solutions was worth a shot. At least the paracetamol+cholorxozazone combination works wonders, and as far as I can tell the latter doesn't have any major risk associated with it.

If you stuck with it for awhile and still had problems you should look into the socks and shoes - they can make a huge difference. OR staff, nurses in general, and good podiatrists can all give you tips, otherwise I'd dig around on Reddit as this is a problem that pops up every late June/July.

Personally I swear by my Calzuros but Hokas and Ons are much trendier.

A solid piece of advice I've heard is that it's always worth investing in shit that's between you and the ground.

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