How many of you know we have a second heart in our body?
By Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
India
April 5, 2019 6:38am CST
Today only I came to know this information. I am sure many of you are aware about this. Sorry for my lack of knowledge.
Those who are unknown to this here I am adding this information. Second heart is located at the back side of the lower leg.
“It is the calf muscles. Usually, heart pumps the blood with oxygen all over the body. Blood travels through veins to reach all over the body. But the blood again wants to make a re-trip towards the heart. In order to get back the blood towards the heart again, the effort of the heart is not enough, Also the effort of the veins is also not enough because it doesn’t have enough force to pump the blood as compared to that of the arteries. In this case, a calf muscle plays a prominent role in functioning as a secondary heart to push back the blood. The contraction and relaxation of these muscles makes the blood to force back towards the heart”. – quoted from google search.
I am very happy to learn new information today so sharing with all of you as well.
Please add your knowledge on this topic as well.
Image and information quoted from google.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
5 Apr 19
I never heard of that! So is this why walking is healthy?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
7 Apr 19
@Sreekala Amazing! I found a reference to what you stated.
https://healthtide.com/calf-muscle-considered-second-heart/
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@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
21 Jun 19
Thanks. Very useful information to reassure - walking is a good exercise. :-) Keep them coming...
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
22 Jun 19
@smileyhema Oh ok if you have a small baby then I know the difficulties of yours. For me, I have to walk a lot while going to office and back.
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@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
22 Jun 19
@Sreekala Not daily. Since I need to baby sit my daughter most of the times, I haven't taken that effort yet. Also, it's a new place. My husband and I are planning for some schedule.. so that he can take care of her when I'm away for walking..
I'm desperate of doing that as a habit. Let's see =)
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@buenavida (9985)
• Sweden
5 Apr 19
Wooww! I read a saying by Hippocrates that ”Walking is a man´s best medicine” great information
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
25 Jun 19
This is something new I leaned as well. I am just concerned that there are times that I have cramps on my legs I wonder if this is not a good sign since the leg just stiffens and become painful. I wonder if that calf muscles is the one causing it.
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
25 Jun 19
@Sreekala At work I usually walk a lot. It happens in the evening when I am tired from the days work that these cramps come in the middle of the evening. It even wakes me up and could take minutes of excruciating pain before it subsides. The thing is my leg becomes stiffened and becomes hard as a rock and massaging them slowly would help it ease it out.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
5 Apr 19
Thank you for sharing this knowledge; I do not know about it. So it is very important for us to keep walking or be active to keep that second heart functioning well.
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@Shivram59 (31777)
• India
9 Apr 19
@Sreekala Thanks for sharing the information.I did not know this.Thank God,walking long distances has been an indispensable part of my daily routine.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
25 Jun 19
@Shivram59 I know walking can make you healthy and fit.
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@Shivram59 (31777)
• India
10 Apr 19
@Sreekala Perhaps you are right.I regularly walk 5-7 kms.This has been my routine.
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