In the cold and dry winter weather, keeping warm and protecting the skin is the main focus. Among these, facial care and foot care are the two main tasks. Do you have any tips for these two care tasks? Can massage help with these two tasks? Today, I will share some knowledge about winter foot care, so let's take a look at my specific introduction below.
Foot Massage for Health
The soles of the feet have rich nerve endings, capillaries, and lymphatic vessels that are closely connected to various systems, tissues, and organs of the body. Massaging specific areas of the feet can achieve the purpose of promoting health and longevity.
Overview
There is a saying, "The feet age before the person." When people enter old age, the function of the lower limbs decreases significantly, often leading to weakness and difficulty in walking. The soles of the feet have rich nerve endings, capillaries, and lymphatic vessels that are closely connected to various systems, tissues, and organs of the body. Massaging specific areas of the feet can achieve the purpose of promoting health and longevity.
Massage Therapy
1. Sit down and place your right foot on your left knee. Use the palm of your left hand to rub the center of your right sole repeatedly for 30 times. Then, place your left foot on your right knee and use the palm of your right hand to rub the center of your left sole repeatedly for 30 times. Next, use your left thumb to massage the Yongquan acupoint on the right foot, and use your right thumb to massage the Yongquan acupoint on the left foot, rotating in a clockwise direction for 30 times.
2. 30 minutes before going to bed, add lukewarm water to a foot basin. The water temperature should not be too hot. Then, soak both feet in the basin and add hot water when the water cools down. The hot water can be added repeatedly, and the soaking time is generally 20 minutes.
What are the health effects of foot massage?
Foot massage is a common practice, and many people with high levels of stress will receive foot massages, which can effectively relieve fatigue. However, when receiving foot massages, it is important to choose the correct method to avoid any harm to the feet. So what are the health effects of foot massage? This is not clear to many people.
Many people are not clear about the health effects of foot massage. Foot massage has great benefits for various aspects of the body, and it also has some preventive effects on certain diseases.
Health Effects of Foot Massage
1. Improves Blood Circulation
Blood flows through the cardiovascular system, transporting nutrients and removing waste products. Improving blood circulation is extremely important for overall health.
Healthy individuals have two feet, but have you ever thought about how much pressure your feet endure? With each step, the feet of a person weighing 68 kilograms endure a pressure of 260 kilograms.
On average, your feet endure a pressure of 2.6 million kilograms every day. This is roughly equivalent to the pressure generated by 40,000 people stepping on your shoes.
Since the feet are far from the heart in the body, any obstruction in the peripheral circulation can easily lead to poor blood circulation, resulting in impaired metabolism and decreased function of tissues and organs throughout the body.
