Do you shrink an inch during the day?
Do you shrink an inch during the day?
People aren’t quite as tall at the end of the day as they are at the beginning of it, but you’re not exactly “shrinking.” What’s happening as the day goes on is that your weight (or more accurately, the earth’s gravity) compresses the disks of your spine, thus making you just a tiny bit shorter.
How much do we shrink per day?
Most adults get about 1% shorter over the course of a typical day. While one sleeps, the intervertebral discs absorb water, swell up a bit, and we regain that height. We’re taller when we get out of bed than at the end of the day when we go to bed.
Do you lose height in the afternoon?
No significant difference in the magnitude of height loss during the morning and the afternoon was observed.
Why am I 2 inches taller in the morning?
While we are lying down in a resting position, the spine is said to “spread out” or decompress, so when we wake in the morning we are taller after lying in bed all night.
