Does running make your thighs thicker?

Now many people realize the importance of losing weight, especially some severely obese people. Most of them lose weight by running, but many women always think that running will make their thighs thicker. In fact, this understanding makes sense. But if you master the correct running method, the phenomenon of thicker thighs can be avoided. Let's take a look together!

Many people have this concern. Running will indeed make the calves thicker. Sprinters have very thick calves. Running will also make the calves stronger and the leg lines more beautiful. Marathon runners all have very thin calves. This is all due to running posture and running intensity.

When running, if you land on the forefoot first or the whole foot at the same time, it will cause damage to the tibia and knee joint in the front of the calf, and will strongly stimulate the calf muscles, causing the calf to become thicker;

If you are running, try to land on your heel first, and then roll from the heel to the sole of the foot.

Running in this way can reduce the pressure on the ankle joints and avoid injuries. When your foot lands on the ground, keep your knee slightly bent, not straightened. This will have a cushioning effect on the knee joint and stretch the calf, without strongly stimulating the calf muscles. This way of running will not make your calves thicker.

When running, we need to use all our leg muscles to jump up. The front thigh muscles are mainly used for the exercise, but the calf muscles will inevitably be used.

To avoid carrot legs, you can do some stretching exercises after running to relax tight muscles.

Even if you adopt the correct running posture, female friends will still feel that their calves are "growing thicker" in the early stages of jogging. This is because after regular running, the calves become tired, stiff, hard, and tight, which gives female friends the illusion that their calves are getting thicker.

When it comes to running, many people think it is an anaerobic exercise, but it is not. When running is intense and vigorous, it is anaerobic exercise, such as sprints of 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters. Sprinters land on the forefoot, which allows them to run faster and requires strong calf muscles. Therefore, you will find that sprinters have thick calves. When the running intensity is low and the time is long, it is anaerobic exercise, such as long-distance running like marathon. They run more than ten kilometers every day, and their legs will only become thinner and more symmetrical, not thicker.

Therefore, in addition to adopting the correct running posture, the weight loss method to avoid the thickening of calves is to adopt low-intensity, rhythmic, and long-duration aerobic exercise such as jogging, which consumes sugar and fat in the body. Jogging should last at least 30 minutes and can last up to 1 to 2 hours. But the speed cannot be too fast, the heart rate must be controlled within the aerobic exercise heart rate range, and it cannot be too slow, otherwise it will not have the effect of exercise. Slow long-distance running for more than 20 minutes can not only deplete the body's glycogen, but also mobilize the body's fat. Since slow long-distance running is not very intense and will not cause the body to be overly hypoxic, it helps to burn fat and thus achieve the goal of losing weight.

Generally speaking, if you jog while running, your thighs will not become thicker. It should be noted that losing weight is a huge project and you cannot achieve good results in one or two days. Therefore, it is best to persist in the long term and be prepared for a protracted battle. You should jog for at least 30 minutes a day and persist in doing so to achieve the ultimate weight loss effect.