What's wrong with my legs??

My legs hurt!

I feel like I’ve run a marathon! I have stiff and sore muscles in the upper thigh from the knee to around where my poskets end in my jeans. This is the same stiffness and discomfort I have experienced many times in the past from walking all day at an amusement park, or when I hit the ice for intense skating after not having skated all summer, or after a really good workout.

The problem is, I haven’t done anythung to deserve this. I went to bed as usual on Sunday night (having done nothing out of the ordinary during the day) and woke up on Monday morning, and I could hardly walk. It was as if someone switched my legs with somebody else’s while I slept.

What caused my legs to stiffen up without provication??

Even if you’re not doing anything strenuous, it’s a good idea to do stretches every day.

Bad eating habits and/or dehydration can cause temp leg pain.

Sometimes a mild illness can cause pain in the back and legs, but usually won’t last more than a day or two.

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