
You barely think about it
The calf muscle is a pump. Every step squeezes blood back up towards the heart. Standing still is the position it does the least work in.
Twenty minutes of sequential compression, sitting down, at home. For people who are upright all day and feel it by three o'clock.
One ordinary day
Twelve hours upright is not a workout, so nothing is sore. Your legs are simply heavier than they were, and they stay that way until you sit down properly.

The calf muscle is a pump. Every step squeezes blood back up towards the heart. Standing still is the position it does the least work in.

A ring pressed into the skin that stays there after the sock is off. Ankles that look unfamiliar. This is the part people photograph and send to a friend.

Sit still and the pump does not fire at all, which is why standing all day and sitting all evening leave legs feeling much the same.
What it costs
A lymphatic drainage massage lasts as long as the appointment does. Twice a month, for a year, and you have spent more than three times what this costs — and you have to book it, travel to it, and do it again next month.

The machine
Air chambers inflate in sequence from the foot to the thigh, in the direction your body already moves fluid, with optional heat at the knee. Full-length hook-and-loop, so the cuffs open flat and wrap round rather than being pulled on.
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Buying it
Zip the cuffs on, press start, and don't move until it has finished. That is the whole instruction. There is nothing to learn and nothing to subscribe to.
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