Leg pain isn’t always just “normal aches.” Sometimes, it’s your body waving a red flag about deeper blood flow problems. One of the biggest culprits is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), a sneaky condition where the arteries that carry blood to your legs get clogged or narrowed from fatty buildup. Not only does this mess with your ability to walk, but it’s also a major warning sign for heart disease and stroke down the road. The classic symptom of PAD is claudication, pain, cramping, or tiredness in the calves, thighs, or hips that shows up while walking or climbing stairs and eases when you rest. Early on, it’s easy to brush off as “just aging” or “pushing too hard,” but recurring pain with activity is a big red flag. Other early PAD warning signs include: Here’s what most peop

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