The lack of movement in your legs can cause blood to pool there and reduce circulation. Lactic acid builds up as your muscles go anaerobic to continue to produce energy. Have you ever worked very hard and had a muscle get a cramp after you stopped? It's basically the same physiological response.
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Date: 2010-Feb-05, Friday 01:54 am (UTC)