Varicose Veins and Exercise
Exercise is the most fundamental element in both preventing and treating varicose veins. As the veins carry used blood from the legs upward against gravity, they get their most important support from the leg muscles. For this reason, well-functioning, active leg muscles not only prevent varicose veins from forming but also help reduce complaints caused by existing varicose veins. Sports that work the leg muscles, such as walking, swimming, cycling, Pilates and tennis, are suitable. Brisk daily walks are an easy form of exercise.
Exercises That Help Patients with Varicose Veins
Standing Exercise
- Stand with your legs parallel to each other
- Rise first onto your heels, then onto your toes
- Counting each heel–toe rise as one repetition, do this 10–15 times.
- Rest for 10–15 seconds
- Repeat this four to five times.
Seated Exercise
- Stretch your legs out in front of you
- Push your foot forward so that your toes point toward the floor, hold for ten seconds, then relax.
- Pull your foot back so that your toes point toward you. Hold for ten seconds, then relax.
Exercise While Traveling
- Rotate your foot at the ankle.
- Do this fifteen times clockwise.
- Then do the same counterclockwise.
- Rest for ten to fifteen seconds after each set and gradually increase the number of sets.
Lying-Down Exercise
- Lie down on a suitable surface and raise your legs.
- Make bicycle (pedaling) movements.
- Start with four sets of fifteen movements.
- Rest for ten to fifteen seconds between sets.
- Gradually increase the number of movements and sets.
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