If your legs feel fine in the morning but start bothering you by evening, you're not imagining it — there's a pattern behind that.
Whether you're on your feet all day or sitting at a desk, both put sustained pressure on lower-body circulation. By evening, that cumulative strain tends to catch up with you.
Gravity pulls fluid downward over the course of a day, which can add to that heavy, achy feeling in the legs and feet by nighttime — something that tends to ease up again after a night of sleep with your legs elevated.
Simple things make a real difference: getting up and moving during long stretches of sitting, elevating your feet when you can in the evening, and giving circulation ongoing support through diet and consistent supplementation rather than just reacting when discomfort shows up.