How to relieve leg fatigue

Probably, there is no such person who, at least once in his life, would not experience fatigue in his legs. Work, shopping, walks with a child, in the evening the legs are simply taken away from fatigue. Constant stress can lead not only to fatigue, but to more serious problems. Therefore, let's talk about how to avoid their appearance and learn how to remove fatigue from your feet.

Relaxing foot massage

For an effective massage, be sure to use a massage cream or oil, apply it to your palms and warm it a little in your hands. Now start massaging your legs with stroking actions. Pay attention to the top of your foot first, and then gradually move towards the heel. Here draw circles all over the heel. Movements should be strong, since the skin in this place is quite rough.

Now massage the hollow of the foot with your knuckles. Then move to your toes and massage each toe in turn, paying attention to the joints.

Now go up to the Achilles tendon and massage it with your thumbs. Move to your ankle and knead it too. Next, direct your thumbs to the protruding bones on both sides and knead the skin around them. After that, hold the leg above the ankle with one hand, and rotate the foot in different directions with the other.

Rub your calves with rubbing and run your knuckles over the muscles of the lower leg. Then bend and straighten your knee several times. Then press down on the foot while pulling the leg muscles. Gradually reduce the intensity of the movements, smoothly finish massage... This will relax your muscles and feel lightness in your legs.

Foot baths

The foot bath is a wonderful spa treatment that can be successfully done at home. It will take a little time, a basin of water, herbal infusions, a few towels.

The procedure for the procedure will be as follows:

• Be sure to wash your feet before taking a bath.
• Do not use the bath for more than 20 minutes.
• Be sure to dry your feet dry after bathing.
• Use lotions or foot creams to further soften the skin.

To relieve fatigue, take an infusion of calendula, birch leaves, linden, juniper berries, lingonberries, marshmallow roots or horsetail. You can make a mixture of these healing herbs, or you can use them individually, or make a combination of just a few. For infusion, use not boiling water, but water cooled to 50 degrees. When the infusion is ready, add a little sea salt to it and baking soda- they will remove lactic acid from tired muscles.

When finished taking the bath, dry your feet well with a towel. And for maximum impact, wear warm socks over your feet and allow your feet to rest a little. To do this, take a horizontal position and place your feet on a hill. You can just put a pillow under them.

Cold and hot shower

Pouring alternately hot and cold water can relieve the fatigue that has accumulated during the day. It is best to do this procedure in the evening, but if you are very tired, you can also carry out the morning procedures.

Contrast douche feet it is very simple to do. To begin with, smoothly change the temperature of the water from cold to hot and vice versa. Then change the temperature abruptly from hot to cold to hot again. Do this several times for 10 minutes. Finish the contrast shower with a good rub with a coarse towel.

It is very useful to use a contrast shower for varicose veins. But here it is important to observe the temperature regime and not to make the water too hot, otherwise, instead of a beneficial effect, you will harm your legs.