There's a Definite Relationship Between Spider Veins and Effects of Exercise

Updated on: August 18, 2014

People are more health-conscious than ever these days. Maybe it is because various genetic maladies like heart disease are prevalent within their families. Or, maybe it is because they have had a health scare and have been instructed by their doctor to start exercising – or else.

Thus, these well-meaning people head to the gym with very little understanding of the relationship between spider veins and effects of exercise. It seems ironic that going to the gym could actually insight spider veins and effects of exercise, but it can. Why? Because people are exercising the wrong way.

What is the most common cause of the correlation between spider veins and effects of exercise? Poor footwear. If you've ever been a member of the gym, chances are that you've seen at least one little old man or little old lady attempting to run around a track with just basic tennis shoes.

Spider veins and effects of exercise are related through running more than anything else. This is because the legs cannot take all of that extra pounding on the ground. Medically, you have to understand the anatomy of the legs to really get a clear picture of how spider veins show up because of running.

Yes, the legs are comprised of bone and muscle, but they also have a lot of veins – veins that carry blood from the heart. This is all a part of your overall circulatory system. As a person runs around a track without proper footwear, the heart beats fast to compensate for the extra strain that is being put on the legs.

Sometimes these veins cannot take the strain of all this blood running through them at a quickened pace. Obviously, in the case of spider veins, these would refer to the smaller veins in the legs. So, these poor veins that cannot compensate end up have blood pool within them. The veins swell, and the rest is history.

Some people, when told that they need to start exercising, literally rush into it with a newfound fervor. They want to get healthy and lose weight as soon as possible, and they think that by jumping into a rigorous exercise regime they will magically be able to transform themselves within a week.

However, miracles take both time and patience, and while these people are on the road to better health, they are also on the road to exercise-related problems, like spider veins. You'll recognize these people at the gym the moment you get there – they're the people who follow you out of the locker room and, while you warm up with stretching exercises, they start running a marathon.

These people need to realize that there is, in fact, a point to warming up. It allows the muscles to stretch and thus accommodate more blood, which equals fewer spider veins (among other things, like prevention of muscle tearing). Obviously, proper footwear (yes, that means those expensive athletic sneakers with the gel soles) helps too. Exercise is excellent, but, like everything else, it must be done with moderation.

 

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