Although our feet probably do the most work of all our limbs, they usually do not get the care they deserve. They are regularly forgotten in our care ritual or we only think about them when they start to hurt. Today in this Argan oil blog 3 tips to draw extra attention to your feet with a little nourishing natural, pure oil.
WHAT ARE TIRED LEGS?
The answer to this question seems pretty obvious, after all everyone knows the feeling after a long day where your legs almost fall off... figuratively speaking. Tired legs occur because your body is no longer able to supply oxygen-rich blood and remove waste products and oxygen-poor blood. With sufficient exercise, this process continues to function properly, but with a lot of standing or sitting still, blood circulation is disturbed. Some tips to quickly get blood circulation going again.
RELAXING FOOT MASSAGE
You will be amazed at the relaxing effect of a good foot massage. It is really wonderful to massage your feet!
1. Wash the feet and rub them with a nice-smelling natural oil, for example Argan oil with Orange Blossom.
2. Grasp each toe and gently pull in a circular motion.
3. Then rub and knead the top of the foot and the sole of the foot with both hands, always massaging in the direction of the ankles.
WARM FOOT BATH
Tired feet can quickly recover from an invigorating foot bath. Fill a container with warm water, add a teaspoon of soda and Argan oil with Lavender. The wonderful scent alone should make this foot bath work!
Soak your feet in the warm water until they feel relaxed. Dry them well, paying extra attention to the space between your toes. Finally, rub them with the Argan oil and then place your feet on a pillow or against the wall so that they are higher than your head. This not only relaxes the feet, but also the legs.
RELAXATION THROUGH EFFORT: FOOT EXERCISES
These exercises are simple ways to relax tired feet:
1. Place your feet flat on the floor and curl your toes as firmly as possible; then relax them and repeat this several times.
2. To strengthen your toes, stand with your legs spread and your hands on your thighs. Bend the right knee and shift your weight onto the ball of the right foot. Suspend four times and repeat the same with the left leg.
3. Sit on the floor and roll an empty bottle forwards and backwards with one foot and then with the other. If you are very fanatic, you can also try it with two bottles at the same time!
4. Pick up things from the ground with your toes. You use the muscles in the foot in a different way than they are used to and that strengthens the feet... While you don't have to bend over.
