Will jogging make your calves thicker? You need the right posture

Running is a very good exercise for fitness, especially jogging, which can exercise our body well and make the body healthier. However, many women worry that regular jogging will make their calves thicker. In fact, if you have the correct running posture, these can be avoided.

1. Will my calves become thicker if I keep jogging?

Women must do warm-up exercises before running

I believe that warming up before running is a principle that no longer needs to be popularized. Especially before running, stretching exercises for the legs are particularly important. Only when the calves are fully warmed up and stretched properly can they be in the best condition to participate in the "weight loss battle".

Master the landing technique when jogging

The implementation of running to lose weight may seem casual, but it actually requires a lot of attention. The most important technique for women to lose weight when running is that many women land on the forefoot when running, which makes running easy and effortless, but it is not suitable for girls with thick calves. The correct way to prevent your calves from getting thicker is to land on your heels and then jog with the entire sole of your foot touching the ground. We can compare it to race walking. Which race walker has overdeveloped calf muscles?

2. Poor landing technique leads to illusion.

Some people run on tiptoe, which makes their calves tired and tight, and they feel like their calves are "growing". In fact, this is just an illusion. A person's basic shape is innate, and so is the shape of the legs. Your calves won't become noticeably thicker just by running a few times. In aerobic strength training, such as dumbbell exercises and barbell exercises, the muscle expansion rate will not exceed 20%.

Therefore, during daily running, even if your calves become thicker, it will not exceed this ratio, and this ratio is almost invisible.

3. Runners believe that running has burned fat, so they can eat more, thereby gaining weight and making their calves thicker. It’s not about running itself.

4. How to eliminate this worry and prejudice?

1. Pay attention to your running posture.

The correct running posture should be to transition from the heel to the forefoot.

2. Perform relaxation exercises after running.

Stretch and relax your calves, rub them and stretch them.

3. Pay attention to running time and speed.

The general aerobic exercise time is 20 to 60 minutes. Excessive exercise will cause muscle fatigue and joint wear. The speed should not be too fast, and the heart rate range of aerobic exercise should be controlled within: (220-age)×(60%-80%). For example, for a 20-year-old person, his heart rate range for aerobic exercise is 120 to 160 beats per minute. Fat will stop breaking down in an anaerobic state. Outside the above heart rate range, fat will not burn and the exercise effect cannot be guaranteed.