Why don't my calves grow muscles when I run?

Those of us who love sports may have discovered that many people’s calves become thicker after running. This makes many of us not know what to do, and many people have given up the good habit of running. When we run, we should try to land on the forefoot and not run for too long. After running, we can do some massage to get familiar with how to run without growing calf muscles.

1. The best time to run is not fixed. Running in each time period has its advantages and disadvantages.

Running in the morning can wake up the body, stimulate the nerves, make the body flexible and the mind agile. When running in the afternoon, the human body is in the best condition, which can make the exercise more effective. According to the records of the Department of Health, the air quality is better in the afternoon, and the best air quality time of the day is around 1:00 p.m. Running at this time can also reduce the inhalation of polluted air.

After running at night, the brain secretes more melatonin and growth hormone when you sleep, which can promote the growth of adolescents and improve immunity in adults, and improve sleep quality.

2. Whether you exercise in the morning or in the afternoon, exercise should be moderate. As far as health is concerned, it is effective to start exercising at any age. If you have time, exercise more; if you don’t have time, exercise less. Just move, even if it’s just one move or one posture.

Exercise needs to be tailored to the individual and should be gradual. Don't be too strenuous at the beginning, and gradually increase the amount of exercise. Simply exercising for a while can solve the problem. In addition to using heart rate to measure whether exercise is excessive, the easiest way to measure whether exercise is excessive is the conversation experiment. If you are out of breath and unable to speak during exercise, it means that you have exercised too much.

No matter what kind of exercise you do, especially for middle-aged and elderly people, from the perspective of physical exercise, it is suitable to do whole-body activities. For example, swimming, running, walking, all of these are fine, and doing gymnastics is also fine. But it has to reach a certain amount. There is a saying of "three, seven". The so-called "three" means that each exercise should last more than 30 minutes. If the exercise time is less than 20 minutes and the intensity is not very high, it will probably consume some blood sugar in the blood circulation at most, but it will not help to lose weight or consume excess fat accumulated in the body.

It should be noted that it is definitely not a good idea to exercise immediately after eating a full meal. This is because after a meal, your blood is concentrated in the stomach to digest food.

If we master the scientific running method, we will not have long calf muscles during the running process. After running, we should pat our leg muscles to fully relax them. This can effectively help us achieve the effect of weight loss and will not cause us to have long calf muscles.