India, Dec. 1 -- If your job keeps you glued to your desk for hours - with constant meetings, tight deadlines, and little opportunity to stand or stretch - you may be unknowingly putting your vascular health at risk. Prolonged sitting can slow blood flow in the legs, causing heaviness, swelling, and even increasing the risk of cardiovascular issues such as blood clots. While getting up to walk for a few minutes every hour is the ideal solution, vascular experts say a simple seated exercise can also help counter the harmful effects of long, uninterrupted sitting.

Dr Sumit Kapadia, a vascular surgeon and varicose vein specialist with 18 years of experience, has shared a simple but powerful exercise that helps counter the damage caused by p...