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“Your body is constantly generating metabolic waste as it produces and uses energy, and that waste gets circulated throughout your blood,” explains Kathleen Leninger, a physical therapist. “Because your legs are below your heart, it’s harder for the heart to pump that waste from your legs to your lymph system, which helps get rid of it.”
The idea behind compression is pretty simple: It helps your system increase blood flow to certain areas, which helps circulate that waste to get rid of it faster.