Putting your legs up regularly is good for your health. Here are 5 benefits:
- Reduces Fluid Retention in Feet and Legs
Circulatory problems can cause leg and foot fluid retention. Reasons may include kidney or heart disease, being overweight, medicine side effects, or a bad diet. Find and treat the problem, but lifting legs can also relieve swelling by helping with fluid transfer for better blood circulation. - Relieves Tired Legs
It’s one of the best ways to ease stress in legs, feet, and hips. These areas are sore at day’s end. Doing this for 20 minutes, changing the postural axis, can relieve tension. - Improves Digestion
Putting legs up is “active inversion”. Changing posture with feet up and head down decongests fluids and improves digestion. It also stimulates intestinal motility, helping with nutrient absorption, fighting constipation, and enhancing internal well-being. - Relaxes the Nervous System
This position helps with breathing, letting you hold more air and breathe slower and regularly. It relieves muscle strain, overload, and stress in the stomach, neck, and paranasal sinuses. - Brings Mental Calm
Spend 20 minutes trying this. You’ll first feel physical relief, calming your mind. It also gives the brain enough oxygen, making you concentrate, relax your brain, and be more aware of your body.
How to Do It
Put a small pillow under your lower back for a balanced posture. Keep legs vertical against the wall and rest, stretch, and relax your arms. Hold for 15-20 minutes. Wear comfortable clothes, not tight around the waist and ankles.