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STEP INTO WELLNESS: CARE FOR YOUR LEGS
Health is a priority for everyone, and many different aspects of health can be considered.
One important element of health is one that you may not consider when thinking about your
health: your leg health. Before we cover how to care for your leg health let’s consider what
leg health is.
Leg health can involve various factors. However, one of the most essential factors is
circulation, vital in distributing nutrients to your legs. If circulation to your legs is reduced and
your legs don’t receive the nutrients they need, you may experience poor circulation
symptoms.
Symptoms such as tired, heavy, achy, and swollen legs can certainly interfere with your daily life. Just think about how much you use your legs and what you need your legs to do for you.
You may also be wondering what causes poor circulation in the legs. Poor circulation happens when your leg veins don’t allow blood to flow back to your heart. Usually, the valves in your veins make sure that blood flows toward your heart but when these valves don’t work well, blood can also flow backwards causing blood to pool or collect in your legs.
How can you care for your legs and ease the symptoms of poor circulation?
Give your legs a break
Keep moving
Massage your legs
Take a circulation supplement daily
References: 1. Holland K. Symptoms and Causes of Poor Circulation in the Arms and Legs. [Updated 2023 Feb 14; Cited 2025 Apr 18]. Healthline. Available from: https://www.healthline.com/health/poor-circulation-symptoms-causes
2. John Hopkins Medicine. Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Available from: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/chronic-venous- insufficiency
3. Wickham K. Take a break: Study finds sitting for long periods is bad for circulation, regardless of individual fitness. Available from: https://blog.cdnsciencepub.com/take- a-break-study-finds-sitting-for-long-periods-is-bad-for-circulation-regardless-of- individual-fitness/
4. Hecht M. What Helps Increase Circulation in Your Legs? [Updated 2019 Oct 24; Cited 2025 Apr 18]. Healthline. Available from: https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-increase-circulation-in-legs
5. Burgess L, Veazey K. How to improve circulation. [Updated 2024 Apr 17; Cited 2025 Apr 18]. Medical News Today. Available from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320793
Symptoms such as tired, heavy, achy, and swollen legs can certainly interfere with your daily life. Just think about how much you use your legs and what you need your legs to do for you.
You may also be wondering what causes poor circulation in the legs. Poor circulation happens when your leg veins don’t allow blood to flow back to your heart. Usually, the valves in your veins make sure that blood flows toward your heart but when these valves don’t work well, blood can also flow backwards causing blood to pool or collect in your legs.
How can you care for your legs and ease the symptoms of poor circulation?
Give your legs a break
- One of the best ways to give your legs a break and improve the blood flow in your leg veins is to keep your legs elevated.
- If you sit for long periods take frequent physical activity breaks throughout the day to keep your circulation going. You can sit up, stretch or hit the stairs.
Keep moving
- Any amount of walking is the number one recommendation for improving circulation.
- You can even do exercises when standing, lying down, sitting at a desk or riding in a plane.
| Lying down exercises | Sitting Exercises | Standing Exercises |
|---|---|---|
|
Knee bends
Leg lifts |
Heel & toe raises
Ankle rotation
Calf stretch
Under desk cycle |
Heel lifts
Squats |
- Effleurage massage on your legs has been proven to aid circulation. It is a light friction technique that involves long movements done with fingers or a flat hand.
- Massage with Venavine ® Intensive Cream for on-the-spot cooling, relaxing relief.
Take a circulation supplement daily
- Venavine ® Capsules have been specifically formulated to maintain leg-vein circulation and to ease symptoms such as tired, heavy, achy and swollen legs.
References: 1. Holland K. Symptoms and Causes of Poor Circulation in the Arms and Legs. [Updated 2023 Feb 14; Cited 2025 Apr 18]. Healthline. Available from: https://www.healthline.com/health/poor-circulation-symptoms-causes
2. John Hopkins Medicine. Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Available from: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/chronic-venous- insufficiency
3. Wickham K. Take a break: Study finds sitting for long periods is bad for circulation, regardless of individual fitness. Available from: https://blog.cdnsciencepub.com/take- a-break-study-finds-sitting-for-long-periods-is-bad-for-circulation-regardless-of- individual-fitness/
4. Hecht M. What Helps Increase Circulation in Your Legs? [Updated 2019 Oct 24; Cited 2025 Apr 18]. Healthline. Available from: https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-increase-circulation-in-legs
5. Burgess L, Veazey K. How to improve circulation. [Updated 2024 Apr 17; Cited 2025 Apr 18]. Medical News Today. Available from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320793