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What good fitness method does foot massage have?
1. Promote blood circulation. It can dilate the blood vessels of the feet and raise the skin temperature, thus promoting the blood circulation of the feet and the whole body. Healthy people soak their feet in 40-50℃ water for 30-40 minutes, and the whole body blood flow increases by 10- 13 times in women and 18 times in men. It can be seen that hot water foot massage can make blood circulation smooth and improve.

2. Promote metabolism. Due to the increase of blood circulation, it regulates various hormones secreted by endocrine glands, such as thyroid hormone secreted by thyroid gland and adrenal hormone secreted by adrenal gland. , can promote metabolism.

3. Eliminate fatigue. Hot water foot massage is the simplest and most effective way to relieve physical fatigue by eliminating the deposition of metabolic end products, calcium salts, lactic acid microcrystals and other substances.

4. Improve sleep. The foot is rich in nerve endings and capillaries. Soaking feet with hot water has a mild and good stimulating effect on nerves and capillaries. This kind of warm stimulation is reflected in the cerebral cortex, which has an inhibitory effect on the cerebral cortex and is the smooth transformation from excited sympathetic nerve to parasympathetic nerve. After the parasympathetic nerve is excited, people are in a state of quiet rest, thus improving sleep and eliminating insomnia.

5. Healthy beauty, nourishing and protecting the brain. Hot water foot massage can regulate meridians and qi and blood. At the same time, the blood vessels in the foot dilate and the blood volume increases, thus accelerating the blood flow in the head and supplementing the oxygen and nutrition needed by the brain in time.