Tired legs: Tips for relieving heaviness and swelling

Do your legs feel tired at the end of the day? Do they feel heavy when you get home after a day's work? Are you going on a trip and want to avoid pain, tingling or heaviness in your legs? Perhaps swelling, even night cramps that make it difficult for you to sleep and rest? For some people, these symptoms of tired legs are compounded by a feeling of warmth, redness, dryness and constant itching of the skin. Sometimes with the appearance of spider veins and varicose veins and in certain cases with skin alterations caused by poor circulation: dermatitis, eczema, hyperpigmentation, etc.

And that's not all! It should be noted that in summer, due to high temperatures, circulation problems are aggravated and these symptoms are stronger. This intensifies the feeling of heaviness and tiredness that can also be accompanied by tingling, itching, swelling and pain in the legs and ankles... Have you identified with any of these symptoms? If so, here are 5 tips to combat the heaviness and swelling of the legs!

How to combat and soothe tired legs?

First of all, let's start by naming everything you should NOT do if you want to know how to prevent and eliminate the swelling and end the feeling of tired legs

1. Do not spend too much time standing in one place or sitting for long periods of time.

Sometimes, for reasons of work or long trips by car, plane or bus, we need to stay too long sitting. If this is your case, the first tip is not to cross your legs to avoid cutting off the blood flow between one limb and the other and, as far as possible, use a footrest whenever possible.

Whether you are going to remain seated or standing for a long time, it is advisable to move your feet and legs frequently, try to make circular movements with your ankles to activate circulation. Also, if space permits, take advantage of short walks whenever you can!

2. Do not abuse fatty or salty foods. Try to follow a balanced diet

To combat tired legs it is important that you have a healthy lifestyle, since following an unbalanced diet can cause fatigue, weaken your immune system and develop problems resulting from poor circulation: such as swelling, fat accumulation in some areas or fluid retention.

You can see here what are the 6 healthy lifestyle habits, although as you can imagine: a diet rich in fiber, fruits, vegetables and cereals is key, as well as minimizing salt intake to retain less fluids.

3. Do not wear shoes or clothes that are too tight.

It is proven! Wearing tight-fitting clothes is bad for circulation, because tight-fitting clothes do not allow normal blood circulation. This problem falls mainly on the legs when wearing tight pants for many hours, hindering the venous return from the legs to the heart.

But what about the feet? Although, so far, we have talked mainly about clothing, do not forget that it is very important to choose the right shoes: make sure they are wide and comfortable, without excessive heels.

What you DO need to do to prevent tired legs:

4. Always hydrate yourself!

Surely, if you are a regular reader of this blog and our beauty and health tips, this advice is familiar to you. Hydration is basic in the day to day, it is recommended to drink between 1.5 or 2 liters of water a day. In addition, to combat and soothe tired legs it is also recommended that you moisturize your skin on the outside. For that, we recommend the use of a quality cream that really helps to moisturize your skin in depth.

From Silicium, we want to recommend the powerful G7 Light Legs+ that will keep the skin of your legs elastic and activate blood circulation, relieving tiredness and heaviness.

This cream for tired legs is formulated only with natural ingredients and is rich in essential oils and organic silicon. All these components provide a decongestant and relaxing effect that translates into a feeling of well-being, especially in tired legs, facilitating a good venous return.

It is a cream suitable for all skin types and recommended for application on varicose veins and tired legs. It improves circulation, relaxes, relieves fatigue in knees or ankles, and leaves a feeling of freshness and lightness. It tones, moisturizes and softens your skin.

Applying it is very simple: You can apply it as many times as you want, always with a light massage from the foot to the knee in an upward direction. If you suffer from varicose veins, you can apply G7 Light Legs+ cream.

If you suffer from varicose veins, we have an extra tip! You can apply the cream on your legs and wrap in cling film for 1 to 2 hours.

5. Yes to sports, it is essential

This is another of our most common tips! Surely you already know the benefits of sport for health, we already talked about it in this post on how to eliminate cellulite in the legs.

In this particular case, we recommend the practice of moderate physical exercise. At least 30 minutes a day of sports such as swimming or walking. Keep the motivation to train accompanied also help you to be more consistent and improve blood circulation. Although if you are one of those who like dancing or cycling, are two very beneficial exercises to activate blood circulation Try it and see the difference!