swollen hands when walking

sandy2006 · January 2012

I noticed today after walking 35 minutes my hands were very swollen andmy knuckes were red, my skin felt very tight. Is this a sign of anything?

lilRicki · January 2012

do you swing your hands when you walk? This happens to me too if I don't move my arms...I end up walking with my hands up by my shoulders. I don't know if it's a sign of something though.

shedoos · January 2012

I'm interested in the responses...

this has always happened to me - heavy or thin, young or old - and I drink PLENTY of water... I just chalked it up to the way that I am. My hands feel as if the knuckles would split if I made a fist. And it goes away as soon as I recover from the walk.

ItsMeRebekah · January 2012

this is normal.. its the increased blood flow.

laughingnome · January 2012

The blood isn't circulating back to the heart fast enough, nothing to worry about. you can carry a walking stick or something in your hand to play with to increase circulation.

sandy2006 · January 2012

I walked the same yesterday and it didnt happen, so I wonder what the difference was.

kappy_hollowell · January 2012

Hold your hands up at heart level. When you walk and swing your arms, all your blood flows to your fingers.

ShalisaClam · January 2012

The same thing happens to me... I blame it on my salt sensitivity, but I don't know if this is accurate.

LTRUITT3 · January 2012

Happens to me all the time.....sometimes I hold my hands up or jus try and keep them moving. Its normal.

Charlene1221 · January 2012

It is the blood flow directly to your hands, if you swing your arms while you are walking and hold at waist level this won't happen. If you don't like to swing your arms then every once in a while stretch your arms out to the sides do some arm cirlces while you are walking this should help.

demery12371 · January 2012

It happens to me alot... esp when I've had alot of salt/sodium in the meal or day before my exercise. Usually goes away in 30 or so minutes.

Momma2fourunder5 · January 2012

This happens to me too when I don't swing my arms while walking. I don't think it's anything to worry about, but it is irritating!!:ohwell:

AlsDonkBoxSquat · January 2012

I have poor circulation and find discomfort in my hands when I just let them hang to my sides while walking. Try periodically bending your elbows and lifting them to shoulder height (as if you're doing bicep curls) and then shaking them out and flexing them and balling them periodically to keep the blood flow going.