I have just found out that exercise has gotten rid of almost all of my varicose veins! I used to have a very large raised one on my thigh. It is now smaller and flat. I am thrilled because it was so fat and ugly. I felt it made me hide my legs because I did not want it to be seen and even my ex boyfriend and husband asked me what it was. Well now it is flat and small. I am so happy. The doctor said because my circulation is good now. My legs are looking better in more than one way! There are many good reasons to exercise. Many many good ones but this vein that haunted me for many years is almost non existent and I am surprised and happy.

Wow -- that is good news! Congrats!!

Varicose veins run in my family, my mom, my aunts, my cousins... I am 52 and have NONE, NADA ... I attribute that to exercising since I'm 19 years old... At 19 I exercised less than I do now, but I was always doing something that circulated the blood in my legs, biking, walking, etc... Now I run and bike mostly... SO exercisce is definitely a good thang!!

That is good! I hope that if parts of me get smaller, those bluish veins will also not be so obvious.

That's fantastic! Congrats!

Thanks. My mom has them and they are pretty bad but she hates to exercise. I told her about my veins reducing and she was happy to hear it and she did work out today! That;s a start at least.