The second heart of the body! Expert: stretching the calf to make the whole body swell and lose its swelling

 8:35am, 27 August 2025

【Text, Picture/Excerpt from the Practical Culture "The Strongest Yoga Stretching Style for Relieving Tendons and Pain Relieving the Stress", author Kaz (Shi Shi Mori)]

Dubby dog ​​stretching is very effective in solving irritable problems. The reason why

causes irritation is that blood circulation is poor. The excess water in the body cannot be recovered by the blood, and is stored in the tissues, so the face looks irritated, or the shoes are tight and uncomfortable to wear in the evening.

The idea that lets the leviathra disappear is to stretch the calf called the second heart. There is an important mechanism in the calf called "milking action", which can counter gravity and help blood flow smoothly.

To be more detailed, it is that the "squeezing action" will cause the muscles of the calf to move around the blood like milk, which is the function of sending blood back to the heart. By stimulating the muscles of the calf, helping the "breast-bearing effect" to operate fully, the blood circulation will become smooth, and the floating kidneys that carry the whole body will also disappear.

Relatively, people who lack exercise and maintain the same posture for a long time are likely to have a floating body due to poor muscle strength and stiff muscles in their calf.

In addition, by lower dog stretching, the head is lower than the heart, which can promote blood circulation on the face to eliminate floating kidneys. The most important thing is to remember to take a deep breath when doing the exercise. If you hold your breath, it will cause the blood flow to stop!

Use the calves's shelf function to improve blood circulation

小腿肚的幫浦作用如果變差的話,很容易造成浮腫。肌肉藉由反覆收縮與放鬆的「擠乳作用」機制,來促進停滯在足部的血液流動。
<br />圖/摘自《鬆筋解痛の最強瑜伽伸展式》

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