4 Best Yoga Poses for Tired and Sore Legs

Here are several poses you can do to alleviate tired legs and feet.

Why do I have Tired Legs?

Having tired legs or sore feet can be the result of sitting or standing for prolonged periods of time on a regular basis. This means that the blood in your lower body isn’t circulating throughout your body properly.

Most of us are probably familiar with why sitting all day is bad for our bodies:

Poor blood circulation in the lower body
Weakened core stabilizers
Tightened hip flexors
Muscle fatigue
Significant amount of stress on our spine, shoulders, neck and hips

And standing for long periods of time doesn’t seem to be any better.

Several studies have found the dangers of standing for prolonged periods of time which can reduce the blood supply to the muscles. As a consequence, this creates fatigue, restlessness or pain in the lower body.

Yoga Poses for Tired Legs and Feet

Here are several poses you can do to relieve ti

The first poses are meant to open and stretch the lower body. The second half are poses that focus on circulation and drainage.

1. Dynamic Cat & Cow

We start by mobilizing the spine. This will help to loosen the muscles connected to the spine (i.e. low back, hips and legs).

Move through a classic cat and cow asana, then begin to circle the rib cage laterally. Bend through the elbows, sway the hips, relax the head – just let it go!

2. Janu Sirsasana to Half Wild Thing

(Okay, this is technically two poses!) This combo works well together to open both the lower and upper body. It stretches the throat, chest and shoulders, increasing energy to the Heart Chakra. And it stretches and lengthens the hip flexors and front of the legs.

3. Pinching & Squeezing Massage

This is a therapeutic approach from Traditional Chinese Medicine to stimulate your yang and yin energy. Make sure to massage all around the legs and feet. This is good for the circulation of blood flow and any stagnation of Chi (Qi) energy. This is inspired by Tui Na, which works on an energetic level as well as targeting the muscles and joints, and from Petrissage massage, which gets deep into muscle tissues.

4. Viparita Karani (Legs-Up-The-Wall)

You can rest your legs on the wall or on the edge of a chair, couch, bed, etc. As long as the legs are elevated, you are allowing the return of blood flow into the upper body, thus helping to reduce inflammation and swelling. This also helps with lymphatic drainage, which aids in the elimination of toxins and waste.

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