# What's wrong with my legs?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 3, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-legs/179337 "2003-06-03T11:23:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NoGoodNamesLeft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8797f3/32.png) [@NoGoodNamesLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoGoodNamesLeft)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-legs/179337/1 "2003-06-03T11:23:22Z")
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?? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-legs/179337/2 "2003-06-03T12:16:47Z")
Even if you’re not doing anything strenuous, it’s a good idea to do stretches every day. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-legs/179337/3 "2003-06-03T12:21:21Z")
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. Sorry - no cites.