Why do my hands feel swollen and puffy after taking a five-mile walk?
1. Introduction Swollen and puffy hands after a long walk result from exercise-induced vasodilation combined with gravitational blood pooling and reduced skeletal muscle pumping in the arms. As core body temperature rises during physical exertion, blood vessels near the skin surface expand to dissipate heat, allowing fluid to accumulate in the interstitial spaces of the … Read more