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The Baby Boomer Dancer-Aching Legs Relief-Michael Gillan ultra marathon recovery specialistCopyright 2009 Michael Gillanhttp://seniors.aching-legs-relief.com/dancing_tired_legs_recovery.html 1
Baby Boomer Dancing and Aching Legs
Many baby boomers (or seniors) learned to dance when they were young-they usually like to continueit as they advance in years-unfortunately the legs they used to dance on through the night on can nowonly dance until early evening before they start to feel the effects that can also take longer to recoverfromIf the legs are not enjoying the dance neither will the rest of your body because with unhappy legscarrying it around movement will be slowed; protests from them will continued to be felt even afteryou decide to rest themBeing a baby boomer and enjoying dancing myself, I can relate to aching legs from the dance floor andmuch of the time my legs feel like long distance runners doHow a baby boomer can feel after an evening of dancingWell not so severe but sometimes it feels like it!Whether you go home with your partner or not aching legs and sore feet were not on your dance list butyou went home with them anywayThe legs can show they have had enough of being worked by feeling irritable and aching when theowner finally stops to give them a restAt night, they can prevent sleep by being 'restless' and need moving to find the most comfortableposition to sleep in-on getting up after sitting or lying down, difficulties in moving and walkingthrough stiffness and soreness may be experienced that may wear off slightly as the muscle warm upThe feet may throb and feel hot from both the inside and outside even after bathing and the shoes maybe difficult to put on both because the feet may be swollenThe ankles and feet have swollen, making the shoes tight; as they swell it makes the person walk a littledifferently to the way they usually do; the extra stress on the muscles tightens them more
 
The Baby Boomer Dancer-Aching Legs Relief-Michael Gillan ultra marathon recovery specialistCopyright 2009 Michael Gillanhttp://seniors.aching-legs-relief.com/dancing_tired_legs_recovery.html 2Walking and standing on the legs for long periods can cause poor circulation and aching legs which canaffect dancing enjoymentHours on the feet dancing, tightens the leg muscles preventing them doing one of the jobs they need todo; assist in pumping use blood and fluids up the legs back to the body.
Leg fatigue andPoor circulation 
The muscles need a constant supply of fresh blood going in to the tissues, to keep this happening, usedblood has to be removed from the legs because if not, it acts as block and prevents the exchangeMuscles fatigue because the tissues are not receiving enough supplies of fresh blood to keep themworking properly-they can't recover and continue to do what they are supposed to be there for-toprovide us with mobility
Gravity and theweight of bloodin the body
Water is subject to pressure-the deeper it is the more pressure there is at the bottom; on the surface theswimmer feels none, but the deeper they go the more the pressure increasesBlood in the body is similar; in a standing person, the pressure at the head is almost non-existent, but atthe feet the lowest part of the body, the pressure and the weight of the blood in the veins is higher
The body is subject to 2 types of pressure down towards the feet
Pressure from the arteries-Forced Pressure
The arteries take fresh blood away from the heart under pressure to all parts of the body; including thelegs and feet; because the blood is being pumped through large arteries the pressure is high but as itpasses into smaller and smaller vessels the pressure reducesBy the time it reaches the feet, there is none left to return it back up the legs back to the body again
Pressure from the veins-Pressure of weight
The veins are the vessels whose job it is to take it back up the legs where it is re-nourished and theheart sends it back out again-they have one-way valves in them which open to let the used blood passthrough them-and the flaps close to stop the blood from going back down towards the feet again
The Calf Muscle Pump
The way used blood gets back up the legs so that it can be replaced by fresh blood is by a specialsystem called the Calf Muscle Pump which is made up of the muscles in the legs-but the main power todrive it all are the calf musclesThe calf muscle pump forces used blood against gravity through the veins up the legs back to the bodyfor recycling by alternately putting pressure on the venous system and releasing itAs the muscles squeeze, they open the one-way valves, letting blood pass through them; when thetension is released, they close stopping the blood flowing back down towards the feetDepleted blood is progressively moved from the lower legs back up to the body where it is re-nourished with oxygen and nutrients and sent back out again to various parts of the body through thearteries
 
The Baby Boomer Dancer-Aching Legs Relief-Michael Gillan ultra marathon recovery specialistCopyright 2009 Michael Gillanhttp://seniors.aching-legs-relief.com/dancing_tired_legs_recovery.html 3Muscle tightness prevents the system working properly by limiting the extent to which he muscles canapply pressure and release it-it also limits the flexibility of the vein valves to open and close-reducingthe amount of used blood that can pass through them
First aid needed for leg muscles when they are fatigued
To assist the legs to recover when they are fatigued they need some form of first aid to empty thedepleted flood and lymph fluid out of the legs to make way for fresh blood to flood the muscle tissueswith oxygen
This can be done in either of 2 ways
Reversing the effects of gravity-the ‘
passive
’wayA way to change the pressure of gravity of course is to simply lie down with the legs elevated higherthan the body-this will let the fluid in the ankles flow back so the fresh blood can flood the muscletissues and help them to recover.
However this does not do anything towards relieving the legs of muscle tightness
Because it relies on gravity to do the work, the legs are just waiting for it to all happen for anunspecified period time that could be spent doing something else-like dancing for instanceNot too many dancing venues have recovery bars where you can go and lie down for half an hour withthe legs elevated-and your partner is certainly not going to hang around waiting-they are going to be off with another partnerOr you can relieve those legs the sneaky way while they go to the rest rooms (or you do) by takingrecovery into your own hands
Recover the Active Way!Sneaky Leg Recovery for the Baby Boomer Dancer
Simply carry a length of string in the purse or pocket and use it to relieve the aching legs
This can be done using-Do It Yourself Recovery!
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