Every person has experienced swelling, tiredness, and pain in their legs? This problem is familiar to both those who spend a lot of time standing and those who have a sedentary lifestyle. There are special exercises that can help relieve these pains. They don’t take much time but they can make a huge difference if you do them regularly.
Exercise № 1
- Stand straight and put your legs together.
- Stand on the tips of your toes as high as you can and hold for 30 seconds.
- Then put your feet flat on the floor.
- Repeat 5-10 times.
Exercise № 2
- Put your right leg forward as if you are taking a step.
- Roll your left leg onto your toes and stand like this for 30 seconds.
- Repeat 5 times for each leg.
Exercise № 3
- Come up to the wall and put your hands against it.
- Put your right leg back on your toes.
- Place your other foot flat on the floor for 30 seconds.
- Repeat 3 times for each leg.
Exercise № 4
You can do this exercise both sitting and standing.
- Put a tennis ball under your foot.
- Roll the ball from heel to the toe.
- Repeat 50 times for each leg.
Exercise № 5
- Place a massage ball on a yoga block.
- Place your leg on the ball so it’s right under your ankle.
- Roll the ball in all directions for 10 seconds and then push it against the block for 3 seconds.
- Repeat with the other leg.
- Do 2 reps.
You can do this exercise with both legs at the same time.
Exercise № 6
- Sit on the floor, straighten your back, and put your legs forward.
- Put a belt or a piece of fabric around one of your legs.
- Put your leg up, holding the belt with 2 hands for 30 seconds.
- Repeat 5 times on each leg.
You can do this exercise with both legs at the same time.
Exercise № 7
- Put the toes of one leg up on a yoga block or something similar so that your heel is on the floor.
- Lean forward and put all your weight on your toes for 30 seconds and then repeat on the other side.
- Repeat 5 times for each leg.
Exercise № 8
This exercise helps the legs rest and gets rid of any swelling.
- Lie on the floor next to a wall (put a rolled towel under your back).
- Put your hands alongside your body.
- Put your legs up so that they make a right angle with your body.
- Stay in this position for 15-20 minutes.
- Repeat this 2-3 times a day.
Source : BrightSide
