Will jogging make my legs thicker?

People who like to jog often should be very familiar with this sport. Jogging can exercise a person's willpower very well, because in the process of jogging, you need to persist for a period of time to achieve the effect of physical exercise. So some people are troubled by whether jogging will make their calves thicker? Especially for some women, the editor has collected some benefits of jogging and things that need to be paid attention to. Those in need can follow the editor to learn more.

The feeling that the calves become thicker when running is mainly due to the following reasons: some people feel tired and tight in their calves when running, and they think that their calves are "growing thicker", but in fact this is just an illusion; secondly, the method is wrong. High-intensity and intense anaerobic exercise may cause the calf muscles to grow, resulting in thicker legs, while aerobic exercise consumes sugar, fat, and amino acids in the body and only reduces excess fat.

How do you judge whether your exercise is aerobic exercise? Coach Liu Wei introduced that when the heart rate is between (220-age×85%) and (220-age×65%), it is aerobic exercise. When the heart rate exceeds (220-age×65%), it is anaerobic exercise. In addition, during anaerobic metabolism, sugar is broken down into lactic acid through anaerobic glycolysis, which can cause muscle fatigue and soreness. The weight loss method to avoid thickening of calves is to adopt jogging as an aerobic exercise, which is characterized by low intensity, rhythm and long duration.

When running, you should also pay attention to the time and speed. Generally, aerobic exercise takes at least 30 minutes and can last up to 1-2 hours. The speed should not be too fast, and the heart rate should be controlled within the aerobic exercise range, but it should not be too slow, otherwise it will not have the effect of exercise.

Now, after seeing the editor’s introduction to some of the precautions and methods for jogging. If you feel that jogging will make your calves thicker, you can do some simple leg massage after jogging. This can relieve the soreness of the leg muscles after jogging and reduce the production of leg muscles.