How to Keep Your Feet Warm
Keeping your feet warm is not simply a cold-weather comfort concern, it is also imperative for physical health, particularly if you suffer from circulatory problems or conditions such as hypothyroidism, which makes heating the body difficult. Because a large amount of heat leaves the body through the feet, it is important to keep them warm.
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Things You'll Need
- Warm socks
- Cooling cream, lotion or gel (with menthol)
- Long pants or stockings
Instructions
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Keep your feet warm and dry at all times. As soon as you leave your morning bath or shower, dry your feet with a towel and slip on thick socks. If your feet sweat during the day, change your socks to keep your feet dry. Make sure your feet are covered at all times. Avoid sandals, wear slippers with socks and never go barefoot.
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Get your feet moving to improve blood circulation. Simply flexing and relaxing your toes, rotating your ankles or taking a short walk can increase blood flow to your feet and legs, allowing your natural bodily functions to keep your feet warm.
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Massage your feet with a cooling cream. This may seem like the last thing you want to do for cold feet, but it improves circulation. Any lotion, cream or gel with menthol will do the trick. After a 5- to 10-minute massage, put your socks on and feel the warmth creep into your feet.
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Cover your legs as well as your feet, particularly on cold days. Blood can cool significantly as it travels down bare legs to the feet, so by wearing long pants or stockings at all times, you can greatly increase the warmth of your feet.
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Tips & Warnings
While it may seem tempting and may feel nice for a short time, heating your feet with hot-water bottles, hot-water soaks, heating pads and other warm sources actually pushes blood out of the feet and up the legs, which in the end makes your feet colder than ever.
