Gymnastics for the legs

Do you know the situation when, after spending two or three hours at the computer, your legs swell? Then the gymnastics that we offer is created just for you..

The legs are usually swollen due to the veins. Under the influence of gravity, when the legs are in an upright position, there are stagnant processes in the veins. After just 30 minutes of continuous sitting, the amount of venous blood in each leg increases by almost half a liter of blood. As long as the legs are healthy, this has no negative consequences, and in case of violations of venous outflow, this can lead to a serious disease — varicose veins. The risk of getting this disease is great in both men and women, although women, due to the physiological characteristics of the body, are more susceptible to this disease.

To relieve the legs from excess blood, you need to turn on the «muscle pump». It’s pretty simple, you just have to walk around. The contraction of the muscles while walking works like a pump for blood. True, in modern offices there is a lack of space for walking. In this case, we offer you useful office gymnastics for the legs. These exercises can be performed without getting up from the workplace, and without drawing attention to yourself from colleagues. We recommend doing each of the exercises for at least a minute. And the pace of execution is one exercise half an hour after another, or three exercises per hour.

So, let’s begin.

March-march. The toes should be pulled towards you as much as possible. The heels remain on the floor. This is followed by movements with the heels, reminiscent of marching. And it doesn’t matter which way to go. The main thing is to march.

Humpty Dumpty. Put your back on the back of the chair, hands on the armrests. Put your feet on the floor. Then tear your hips from the chair (slightly raise) and start alternately swinging your legs. From time to time it is worth knocking with your feet on each other.

Everyone dances. One foot stands on the heel, and the toe is torn off the ground, the other is vice versa. Then you should raise both legs, and land them in a mirror image of the starting position.

Let’s go on foot. Put your hands on your hips, move the chair slightly away from the table. You can rest your back on the back of a chair. Then start marching with your feet, imitating walking along the path. Be sure to tear your hips from the chair, helping yourself with your hands..

Rolls. Stretch your legs as far forward as possible and put on your heels. Spread your toes slightly and start rolling the foot from the outer edge to the inner edge. At the same time, keep the heels on the weight.

Fragrances. Stretch your legs in front of you, heels on the floor. Tighten the calves and shallowly start drumming with your heels on the floor.

Turns. Raise a straight leg parallel to the floor, while you can put your hand or books under your thigh. Then make circular movements of the feet (in the ankle joint).