The National Blood Clot Alliance provides a number of tips designed to help people avoid potentially fatal blood clots. They include:
- Losing weight, if you’re overweight
- Staying active
- Exercising regularly, even if that exercise consists only of walking
- Getting up and moving around at least every hour whenever you travel on a plane, train, or bus, particularly if the trip is longer than 4 hours
- Doing heel-toe exercises or circling your feet if you can’t ...