Every day, your heart pumps about 10 pints of blood 60,000 miles around your body through your circulatory system. That system is made up of blood vessels, the tubes that carry blood throughout your ...

Poor circulation reduces blood flow to various body parts. It can cause numbness, tingling, and swelling. Conditions such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, and blood clots can cause poor circulation.

Your heart pumps blood rich with nutrients and oxygen throughout the body. This helps keep you healthy and moving well. But circulation can get worse for a number of reasons, including conditions like ...

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Could soaking in hot water followed by light exercise work as well on peripheral artery disease (PAD) as a longer bout of exercise does? The authors of a new study suggest it could, but some PAD ...

There are ways to improve circulation in your legs, no matter what your level of activity — even if you’re lying in bed. We look at specific moves that are useful and include non-exercise tips to help ...

Movement is key to wellness on many levels, including for circulatory health. Yoga is not only one of the most accessible types of exercise (it’s low impact and can be done by people at all levels), ...

WTF are compression socks, and should you get a pair? A podiatrist breaks it down here, then shop the best compression socks. You’ve likely heard the hype around compression socks—but are they ...

The calf muscles play a vital role in blood circulation. They are often called the body's second heart. Strong calf muscles ...

Folks with peripheral artery disease (PAD) have a much lower risk of death if they take cholesterol-lowering statins as directed by their doctor, a new study reports. About 200 million people ...