No more tired legs with the Support Walking Sock

Prevent tired legs

During a long walk, your body breaks down muscle tissue. This sounds intense, but it is in fact a normal process from which you fortunately recover quickly. However, too much breakdown is not good because muscle tissue is protein and these muscle cell particles bind moisture in the muscle tissue. The result of muscle breakdown is that fluid (edema) develops in your lower legs. When too much fluid accumulates in the intercellular space, this means that there is no optimal blood flow. In this case, the 'return transport' of the venous blood, containing the waste products of the combustion process and carbon dioxide, is seriously hampered. Fortunately, Herzog Support Socks provide a solution. Support socks provide increased pressure on the muscle tissue, forcing excess fluid from the intercellular space back into the blood circulation.

The Support Walking Compression Sock

It is a well-known phenomenon that walkers often retain some fluid around the ankle or foot. You often see that hikers put their legs high afterwards or visit the masseur every now and then. The moisture-wicking properties of the Support compression sock make this sock an important tool if you want to recover faster or prevent known walking injuries.

The Support Compression Sock vs PRO Sport Compression Sock

Just like the well-known Herzog PRO Sport Compression Sock, which is mainly used while running, the Support Sock has a decreasing pressure profile from the ankle to the knee. The difference between the PRO and Support sock is the amount of compression. Where the PRO socks offer quite a lot of compression (30mmHg at ankle level), the Support socks offer slightly less compression (25mmHg at ankle level). Since the impact of landing during walking (1 ½ times body weight) is considerably less than during running (3 times body weight), stockings with slightly less compression are sufficient. The Support socks are therefore very suitable for walking.