Benefits of Raising your Legs up against the wall | Medicalwale.com 

Improves circulation Improves digestion Flatter belly Relaxes nervous system Reduces muscle tension Better sleep Helps insomnia Reduces stress Foot pain relief (I wrote this while putting up my feet lol 😂)

I used to do this all the time as a kid when. Was bored or frustrated. No one told me this was a great stress reliever. The body just knew. I love that!

My mother used to do this all the time when I was a kid. I thought it looked fun and I would join her. Not realizing the benefits. Now in my 50s, I've had to go back to it. My deceased mother kept showing this position. Telling me to do it that it will help me. Here I Am, with legs up the wall. Thank you mother and thank you too

Beginner mode for this exercise: Have your hips away from the wall so that your legs are at an angle instead of straight up and down. Every few minutes you can wiggle yourself a little closer or further out as needed.

I’m 27 and I’m this really helps my back after I’ve been sitting at a desk all day. Also helps me relax too. I’ve been doing this for about a year now every day and have seen a dramatic improvement in my posture.

Me who watches tv in that position : I know I'm a genius

I have an issue with my legs swelling and let me tell you, I do this every night before I go to sleep...for 15 to 20 minutes. It helps me so much.

I got seriously into bicycle racing back in 1984, and my friend and I were total fanatics. My friend worked at a bike shop, and he ordered in a book, which was the training manual of the Italian National Cycling team. In that book, in the section of post exercise recovery, was raising your legs up against the wall! We did that all the time after training and racing. I still ride, and I'm still putting my legs up against the wall after a good workout. I laughed when I saw this video, but I know from experience that it does work wonders!

I did this for almost an hour during a meditation, at start it was nothing. After 20 minutes I felt like ok, lets change position. After 30 min I was in heaven. Not only does it feels good for your legs but Also your lower back.

Received this information from a female former olympic athlete in an Irish pub when my brother and I were about to start a week of hiking the hills and mountains in the west of Ireland. Absolutely the best advice we could have gotten. First thing we did after checking into our B&Bs at the end of each day's all day hike.

My mom would have me do this from a young age, shout out to her!

I love laying on my back in bed and raise my legs open as if to do the air splits. I really enjoy that exercise and it releases a lot of stress, tension and puts a smile on the face.

How many people put their legs up against the wall while watching this?🙌🏻

Did this a lot as a kid while watching tv upside down guess I gotta go back to it.

Just for some knowledge- That's Yoga asana called Viparita Karani ( legs up the wall pose).

Yoga teacher here, we call this the Fountain of Youth pose!

Yes it's super good....if u are a girl suffering with pcos or pcod or any kind of period problems doing this for 30 mins per day will do wonders for you .... And even for normal girls...these reduce cramps..... You should surely try it..thank me later😁

My own experience is it is indeed benefit for sleep through the night without waking up and calm your nervous system.

There are many asanas(pose) in yoga where this position is reached as an end position or intermediate position. There is an asana called Sirsasana where you stand upside down on your head. These few thousand years old knowledge we are talking about.

Consistency is the key. The benefits accrue over time. Seven days and you will see. Then just routinely do it. I do it for my lower back and pelvic cradle.

Health is wealth, love your health, even if sabotaged, love it. Nomatter what, have courage.

I suffer with hot tingly feet which can make falling asleep difficult. I’ve found that doing this exercise for just 5 minutes before going to bed helps to calm down my feet. I put my legs up against the bed instead of the wall which seems to work just as well and easier than the wall.

I do this whenever my legs hurt but now I see it helps way more

This is my favorite exercise since i was 5 years old...now i am 25 but i love it ....and always will do it.

As a guy who lost all his toes, this is a great practice to do everyday.

Please reference the clinical studies that support this recommendation.

I use to do this when I was a teenager. Fell asleep all the time. Loved doing it! Thanks for the reminder and will start up again after 40 years.

This helps my anxiety so much.

Just getting my butt against the wall was a workout!

Creepy nerve wracking 'music'. Good info

This yoga pose is called viparati karani. 💖

I do this daily and I love it. I never had a weird or uncomfortable feeling.

I love doing this after I work out as a final stretch, or also before I go to sleep.

I raised my arm 🙋 in a fancy restaurant. The response I got was almost instantaneous... Highly recommended, you can all do it to 👍

For month now, I have been doing this for 30 minutes after meditation. If I am in a hurry or something else, I do it for atleast 15 minutes.

I'll give it a try. It's free, no equipment required, relaxing & natural. I wonder how long it is before you reap the benefits? 🤔

I wish you had shown actually how to place legs vertically against the wall. Here in the graphics, the wall came to support her legs! 😂

Yeah ginawa ko po eto , every day routine ko siya , and super effective pumayat ako at lumiit un tummy ko ..

also the amount of comments asking when to do this in unreal. it literally doesn't matter. if you were standing or walking the entire day, doing this after will probably help the sore feet but that's it.

Level this up by doing a hand stand. If your arms strong enough to support you, you can use the wall. Crazy amounts of benefits doing that as well.

This also helps me with anxiety👏🏾

Wow it works !!! It says it helps with insomnia. I raised my leg as shown in the video. And I slept In that position till the next day noon. Now I'm doing it in the toilet. Wow now I can sleep in the toilet. I did this yesterday in the train, and yeap sleep again ....

Thanks a ton for this video and thank you RU-vid for this random suggestion. I did this for 10 min and I am already feeling sleepy. It is so difficult for me to fall asleep early that I can't believe that this actually helped me.

Tried for the first time for 15 mins. Will try and do it every day.

After my round of golf today my legs and back were aching so I did this for 20mins and what a difference, I felt like I could do another 18 straight away, it certainly worked for me.

My cross country coach in high school had us do this after every run. Whenever my legs feel tired or crampy I still do it

Amazing bonuses! Thank you for all this info. I was told to put legs up on wall each night before sleep, over 30 years ago, due to various back and leg tensions after exercise. I also did not want varicose veins. I have NEVER missed an evening. I will try the straight up against the wall, though, rather than the more relaxed version I do. IT HAS TOTALLY WORKED for the original reasons. I shall up my game to your suggested technique.

AWESOMENESS!! Always did this as a kid, as well as into adulthood. However, in more recent years saw a presentation that said this position was one of the worst to do = in regards to hip issues. So I completely stopped doing it!! .. Howeverrrr, I do believe that I should give this another 'go' & will see what my body has to say!! After all, The kid in us is brilliant!! ~ Thank You for This!!

SWF, 57 So I saw this video about 20 min ago and thought to myself “this looks easy enough”. 😂 Then I got down on the floor and tried to schooch my butt up to the wall. I should have filmed that. 😂 I wasn’t able to make full contact but I was pretty close so I decided to continue. It took me a few moments to stop laughing and relax but once I did I could definitely feel something going on in my legs. I’m hoping this will help with the claudication in my legs along with the other benefits listed in the video. I would advise those of you that are not as limber as you used to be to have a plan as to how you’re going to get back out of this position and back up off the floor. 😂🤣 Thanks for the video and the laugh. Good way to start my day. 😊 I’ll update in a week or two as to what benefits I’m getting.

Great idea , it also relives compression in your : ankles , knees and hips .

The accompanying background track is my jam!

İ do it now for 5 days every morning and night. My sciatic pain reduced 70 percent.

Something I need to start doing again!! Always did this when I was in track after practice and it always helped a lot 😇

Did this last night could not believe how good I felt

I have done this on a regular basis but only for about 2 - minutes. However I have read in several sources - including in a book on yoga - that those who have high blood pressure should refrain from doing this exercises, including head stands, becasue it can potenially increase blood pressure to dangerous levels. I am not a doctor I am just passing on this information. Anyone who is interested can easily find this info online or ask their doctor(s).

I can only stand to do 5 minutes right now. Just started doing this a few days ago. I hope someday I can make it to 20.

well...bonus! my legs are raised for quite a while during my core yoga workout. 2 birds ---> 1 stone!

This is very true it's a superb exercise

I learned many years ago this is also a great position for doing crunches . . . Was told it gets the lower stomach muscles 🎉

I literally binge-watch television in this position. Never knew why. 😂

Idk about others but relaxation for sure. I do this when i had a bz day and it really helps me to calm my body and mind.

Of all the trends and gimmicks in the fitness industry for what to do post workout, none have ever provided me the relaxation and general feeling of an active recovery after hard exercise than when I have laid in this position for 10-15 or so minutes.

The next step is to walk up the wall. It's quite an experience.

I have been doing this for years i knew about releasing fluid in the legs but i didn't know about all the other benefits. Thanks.

I love doing this. I didn't know it was a yoga thing. It just helps me feel more relaxed.

Thank You

I used to do it for fun like while using my phone and I didn't even realise it has this many benefits !! But it used to help me sleep faster after few minutes of bring in that posture. But at starting when I used to do it for long time I used to get headache. Be careful of that. And it really does something to flatter your belly.

THANK YOU I'v to start doing this.just had hip surgery 2 months ago. connie murphy

I don't know about the all the benefits and I never took my mom's advice on this seriously until one time, I walked 12km in one evening wearing Crocs! I knew my legs were going to be so sore. I remembered my mom's advice and put my leg up the wall for half an hour before I slept. My legs were totally fine the next day! No soreness, nothing! I usually get sore legs just by walking around the shopping mall for too long. From then on, I've been telling people about this but most people don't take it seriously. Btw, you don't need your legs to be that straight up against the wall. Just as straight as you're comfortable with.

I m trying this from last 3 months. It rocks. My vens are not looking pluffy. It's relax you completely. And yes u can experience hows sleep like baby.

Your music will do my brain in though

I did this and felt like I was going to pass out. Don’t do this if you are overweight and haven’t exercised in a long time.

I have a tall padded headboard so I have discovered I can do this very comfortably on my bed and even fell sleep like this. Also, it instantly clears my sinuses, bonus!

Will try this without the music which isn't my taste. Thanks for posting.

This is my favourite exercise because it is very helpful to burn callories 👍👍👍

Excellent...I used to do this everyday, then stopped as I lost the wall I’d used ( furniture) . I really ought to try to start again, it’s great . Love the background music too 👍

Unknowingly I was doing this since I was kid...n during cramps I used to raise leg..n my pain will gone

i've been sleeping with my legs up against the wall for the last week and found that i fall asleep much easier. i'm usually very restless at night but it really helped...

Hi, thank you for your wonderful and healthy vedios. 🙏👌👌👌👌👌🙏

My chiropractor suggested that I should do this. I've tried it twice so far.

What is the best time to do this? I mean, after having dinner or before that?

I do this everyday since I feel pain in my veins... But it's not advisable to do it during period

I like to sit on the couch and put my legs up on the coffee table. I like that exercise.

Great informational video! But gave it a like mostly for the music lol can someone tell me what it’s called?

Thank you for this video, and all the helpful tips in the comments

love to be able to do this ,l could get down ( l think) but l think l would be there for a long long time .....too old and too badly damaged knees wouldnt allow me to get back up...lol ..but for those that can enjoy .....

I would do it at work before I retired in order to ease back pain.

Okay i’ll try this and update here.

Will try

Instinctively I was drawn to elevating my feet after long days at work… it totally makes sense why it helps. It takes pressure off of your heart

I'm going to try this, then can someone come get me up off the floor afterwards...bahahaha

It helps to relieve my back pain also

An inversion board. Get that!!

Do after eating or before eating

Just enjoyed it terrifically by having music on and dancing on my back with my legs up!

Thanks for the information

I used to wear high heels way too much.😑 Now I don't😌 I first learned these benefits from Queen Afua. Shout out to her!🤲🏽🙏🏽💕

My favorite position!

I will start tonight thank you for sharing this video 😊

I used to sleep in this position..wow! now I m watching it is very useful for our body😚