StepIt™ - The Rocking Foot Pedal – was developed by Professor Christer Busch M.D., Ph. D. at the University Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden. The StepIt™ was specially developed to increase blood circulation and decrease swelling in the lower legs. It was designed to simulate walking and activate the Calf Muscle Pump (CMP) in the lower leg.

The CMP is often considered as the body’s secondary heart. As long as the leg is active, the CMP pumps the venous blood from the foot back up to the heart. However, as soon as the leg becomes inactive, blood circulation is significantly reduced.

It takes one easy heartbeat to pump the oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the lower leg and foot. However, it requires several strong heartbeats to force blood back to the heart.

This is where the CMP comes in to play. When it is active, it works as the body’s secondary heart and helps to propel blood back to the heart.

However, the CMP works only when the leg is active and optimized during regular walking exercise. When the leg is resting, the CMP shuts down and blood circulation is significantly reduced.

StepIt™ - the Calf Muscle Pump Booster!

StepIt™ was innovatively designed to simulate the true walking motion for those unable to exercise for any given time. StepIt™ promotes the full-cycle-walking-motion including the most important movement for the optimization of the CMP’s function—the heel rise motion.

The heel rise motion contracts the CMP which squeezes the veins and propels the venous blood back to the heart. Reversed flow—or reflux—is prevented by the presence of one-way valves in the veins.

We have received an enormous amount of positive feedback from StepIt™ users. From customers suffering from diabetes, swollen legs & poor circulation, severe leg wounds that won’t heal, people with serious Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), DVT, and more!

• Diabetics
• Overweight
• Disabled
• Heart Conditions
• Post Surgery
• Wheelchair Bound
• Airline Passengers
• Elderly
• Office Staff
• Car, Bus, and Train Passengers

StepIt™ was originally developed to increase blood circulation in the lower legs and prevent Economy Class Syndrome aka Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) when traveling on long haul flights.

It started a few years ago when Professor Christer Busch, M.D., Ph.D. flew from Tokyo to Stockholm, Sweden. During this long haul flight, he experienced leg swelling, a very common problem known to occur when sitting inactive for many hours in a confined environment.

Prof. Busch decided to develop a device that would activate the Calf Muscle Pump (CMP) to stimulate and increase the extremely important blood circulation in the lower legs while seated or immobilized for any extended period of time.