Long-term standing or sitting for a long time can easily lead to leg edema. So what is the method to eliminate leg edema? Let me share 5 stovepipe actions with you. Let’s take a look. There are many people who need stovepipe, but the most tragic should be the people in the workplace. Many working women have become sedentary, having to sit for seven and a half hours at work for eight hours. If you sit in a fixed position for a long time, the blood flow of the lower body will be blocked, and the legs will become more and more bloated. Follow these 5 stovepipe actions below, which can effectively thin the calf and eliminate edema legs. Efficacy: Through 5 whole body stretching movements, it can effectively relieve muscles, eliminate edema and fatigue. Not only that, but the leg lift is in place, but it also tightens the hip muscles and makes your buttocks look more perfect. The arm stretching action can also play a role in tightening the arm muscles. Remember, do the full set of movements 3-5 times each time, 3-4 times a week, and you can drive the baby elephant’s legs far away. In addition, these 5 movements can also promote digestion, relieve constipation, and correct slight dislocation of the spine.
- Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands hanging naturally at your sides. Inhale, stand with your left foot in place, lift your right foot slightly upward, bend from the knee, this is the thigh and calf forming a right angle, the thigh is parallel to the ground, and the calf is perpendicular to the ground. Then, lift your hands up from your sides, put your hands together, put your arms close to your ears, and keep your arms and elbows in the same line for 10 seconds.
- Exhale, take the left foot as the fulcrum, slowly put the hands back on the sides of the body, close to the outer thighs, press the upper body down, and straighten the right foot back so that the head, spine, and right foot are in a straight line, The body is parallel to the ground. At this point, the whole body is in a T-shape, similar to the T-shape of yoga. Hold this action for 10 seconds. If you are just starting to practice and cannot master your balance well, you can hold a chair with one hand for auxiliary exercises.
- Inhale, put your hands down gently, keep pressing down on your upper body until your hands touch the ground, put them on both sides of your left foot, lean your chest against your thighs as much as possible, put your head lightly on your knees, and perform lower and lower body movements on your upper body. While pressing, lift your right foot up. Note that the left foot must stand straight at this time, and the knee must not be bent. Hold this action for 10 seconds.
- Exhale, gently lower your right foot, keep your knees straight, continue to bend your upper body forward and down, place your hands on your feet (if your hands can’t touch the ground, grab your ankle or calf), bend your elbows , Relax the head and neck down, try to let the lower abdomen touch the thigh, the chin is close to the knee, and the distance between the body and the thigh is as small as possible. Hold this action for 10 seconds.
- Inhale, stand up slowly, return to the prepared state, stand on the ground, feet shoulder-width apart, hands hang naturally on both sides of the body, switch legs, and repeat the actions 1-5 above.
TIP small points
When doing this exercise, we need to pay attention to tightening the buttocks and abdomen at all times, and then keeping the weight of the body in a straight line. When doing it, if you can persist, it is best to extend the time of exhalation and inhalation to 15~20 seconds, so the effect will be better!
