5 Exercises To Help You Get Rid Of Leg Pain

Pain in any part of the leg is a common occurrence. Leg pains can occur for any reason. Whether you are an athlete or an office worker, leg pain can grip anyone.

Leg pains can happen for a variety of reasons. However, all leg pains are categorized into three major types.

* Seated Forward Bending

- Sit on the floor, with your back straight, shoulders down, abs engaged, and legs extended in front of you.
- Bend forward from the waist, reaching your hands towards your toes.
- Imagine reaching your chin towards your toes in front of you (not towards your legs).
- Keep your knees extended and tight. Breathe deeply and hold for 10–30 seconds.

* Calf Stretch

- Stand in front of a wall and place your hands shoulder-width apart against the wall (as in the above picture), at chest level.
- Put your left foot behind your right foot, gently flexing your right leg forward while maintaining your left knee aligned and the heel in contact with the floor.
- Now, with your back straight, lean onto the wall pushing your hips forward.
- When you feel a gentle stretch, hold it there for 20 seconds. Repeat with the other leg. Do this twice with each leg.

* Parvatasana

- Raise the buttocks up, let the two arms be on the floor and support the body weight. Lower the head between the arms.
- The body makes the shape of a triangle when observed from the sides.
- It looks like a mountain and hence the name.

* Standing Quad Stretch

- Stand tall, holding onto a chair or wall if required. Keep your feet hip-width apart, your back straight and your feet parallel.
- Reach back and grab your left foot in your left hand, keeping your thighs lined up next to each other and left leg in line with the hip (not pulled back behind you).
- Breathe deeply and hold for 10–30 seconds. Repeat on opposite side.

* Static Lunge

- Stand with all the muscles in your body tensed, your core tight (tighten your abdomen muscles), and shoulders back up straight.
- Split and take your left leg back in a lunge (starting position).
- Lower yourself into as deep a lunge as you can without touching your bent knee to the ground. Ideally, lower yourself until you are just inches above the ground.
- Hold this pose for 3 seconds and go back to the starting position do 10 reps with the same leg and repeat the same with other leg.