Tall in the morning, short in the afternoon. What's happening?

Question

When I wake up, and during the morning I'm quite tall. But in the afternoon, my height shrinks. Is it just me or does anyone else experience this? If so, why?

Answer 1

It is normal for people to shrink a little bit throughout the course of a day, because of the forces of gravity compress the spongy discs of cartilage in your spine, making you shorter. If you notice a bigger change then a few fractions of an inch your 'shrinking' may be due to fatigue through-out the day causing you to slouch or bow your legs.

Answer 2

everyone shrinks around an inch across the day

at night on your back there is no weight on the spine but during the day it compresses - the discs in between the vertebra lose water and shrink up and you shrink

if you do heavy work or heavy weights the shrinkage will be greater

as long as you are the same height when you wake each morning you are doing ok!

Answer 3

I agree, it's normal to seem shorter or taller in the morning & afternoon, your body just stretches thats all.

Answer 4

Even that is normal due to gravitation. you should be more concern about what to do with your day than measuring if you get 1/2 inch taller.

Answer 5

you are not alone.. believe it or not.. everybodys body stretches in their sleep.. about an inch.. sometimes less.. depends on height/weight..
think of it like a water balloon .. it gets flat and spreads or stretches horizontally when it is on a flat surface
something like a human, mostly water, laying in bed.. makes sense to me :)

Answer 6

It is normal due to gravitational pull

Answer 7

What are you smoking???

Answer 8

you must be on drug!!