How important is exercise in managing claudication?

Can you please tell us the importance of exercise in claudication? Of course, so I think if you're getting leg pain and it's because of peripheral vascular disease and you're claudicating, the current guidance is to exercise. And you know, I would advocate or we would advocate that you walk through the pain barrier every single day and that will stimulate your body to make what we call collateral pathways which improve the blood flow down to the muscles of the leg and improve your claudication symptoms. Also, exercise we know is extremely important in maintaining your overall heart health and cardiovascular health, and reducing your risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and those sort of problems down the line. So I think the message is, if you are experiencing claudication, clearly you need to see a healthcare professional, but once you do that and you have a customized or personalized plan, exercise is a fundamental part of your life going forwards.