Barre and varicose veins?

violingal3 · 04-23-20, 08:29 PM

This may sound like a stupid question, but I was wondering if barre exercises make spider and varicose veins in the legs worse?

I'm approaching my third trimester and have been doing prenatal barre a lot lately. About a month ago I had spider veins creep up on me in my lower leg and it's getting worse. Of course I don't expect things to get better the next few months!

But I was wondering if some of the standing exercises for seat and thigh work - with a lot of the stationary positions, being up on your toes, long holds and pulses, "feeling the burn" and "shake to change" is all that great for bad veins in your legs?

I think I may gravitate toward some walking workouts for low impact just to get the blood pumping a little, although I have really come to enjoy barre lately.

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04-23-20, 08:29 PM
violingal3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado	Barre and varicose veins? This may sound like a stupid question, but I was wondering if barre exercises make spider and varicose veins in the legs worse? I'm approaching my third trimester and have been doing prenatal barre a lot lately. About a month ago I had spider veins creep up on me in my lower leg and it's getting worse. Of course I don't expect things to get better the next few months! But I was wondering if some of the standing exercises for seat and thigh work - with a lot of the stationary positions, being up on your toes, long holds and pulses, "feeling the burn" and "shake to change" is all that great for bad veins in your legs? I think I may gravitate toward some walking workouts for low impact just to get the blood pumping a little, although I have really come to enjoy barre lately.