Restless legs syndrome is a common condition, even for people with a sedentary lifestyle. However, the causes can be quite varied. Feeling completely exhausted by the evening can be caused by an eight-hour workday in warm or tight shoes, a hormonal imbalance, spinal problems, or varicose veins. Several effective treatments can help overcome this problem.
Practical tips: how to get rid of tired legs at home
Contrast shower. Rinse your feet alternately with hot and cold water for 30 seconds. If you have other things to do afterward, finish with cold water; this can invigorate and energize you.
Foot baths. To prepare this foot bath, mix 2 tablespoons of linden blossom with two tablespoons of chamomile, then pour boiling water over the mixture and let it steep for 5 minutes. Then add 1 tablespoon of honey and stir. Soak your feet in this bath for about 20 minutes, until the water cools.
If, in addition to leg fatigue, you also experience pain in your limbs, try a bath of nettle (1 tablespoon) and mint (1 tablespoon). Pour 1 liter of boiling water over the mixture and let it steep for 30 minutes. A 20-minute bath is also sufficient for this procedure.
Ice. Rubbing your feet with a piece of mint ice is a great way to finish off a contrast shower or a foot bath. To make mint ice cubes, you'll need a cup of boiling water and 1 tablespoon of mint. Let the mixture steep for half an hour, then (once completely cool) pour it into ice cube trays and freeze. Using these ice cubes not only relieves fatigue but also serves as an excellent skin tonic.
Cream. After water treatments for your feet, you can massage them using Troxevasin in combination with any moisturizer.
You can also relieve tired legs by placing your legs on the back of the chair and holding them in that position for over the course of 10 minutes.
What can you do to prevent leg fatigue?
Particular attention should be paid to the timely prevention of this syndrome, as it can help avoid future leg fatigue and improve work capacity.
To do this you need:
- walk barefoot more often;
- carry a change of shoes with you in winter so that you can work in light shoes instead of warm, bulky ones;
- don't wear high heels too often;
- Place a special hard pillow under tired legs while sleeping;
- When doing physical exercises, special attention should be paid to the "bicycle".
You can also do gymnastics to prevent leg fatigue:
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