Can jogging help you lose muscle in your legs?

Jogging is a national sport. It is also said that jogging can keep you healthy and young. It does not cost money or require much energy. Jogging for half an hour can not only help you lose weight but also promote the metabolism of glands. For ordinary people, jogging is a very simple sport, but it is a torture for many people who are obese and have bloated lower limbs. Can jogging help you lose muscle and legs?

Question 2: Will running make my legs thicker?

Just as Xiao Li was tempted, she suddenly remembered that she had seen a statement on an online forum that "running can make people's legs thicker", and she began to worry, will running make her have the legendary "elephant legs"?

Experts explain:

For someone like Xiao Li who does not aim to get bigger, the worry that "the more you run, the bigger you get" is understandable. However, Zhou Tong pointed out that whether running will make your legs thicker depends on how you run. If you run properly, not only will your legs not become thicker, but on the contrary it can help you lose weight. "If you don't believe it, just look at the body shape and lower limbs of long-distance runners and you will understand."

Zhou Tong said that for most people, the real culprit of thick thighs is fat. But how to judge? "When your legs are not exerting force, anything that can be pinched by hand is fat." Under normal circumstances, losing fat is much easier than gaining muscle. After a period of effective fat-loss exercise, in most cases the muscles will indeed become firmer and tighter, but the circumference of the legs will decrease. General jogging, relaxing running and long-distance running not for the purpose of competition are all relatively gentle exercises that will make these fats disappear. At the same time, the degree of muscle development is relatively small. Therefore, these types of running will not only not make the legs thicker, but also have the effect of slimming the legs. Other relatively gentle exercises include: cycling, easy rope skipping, swimming, etc. On the contrary, high-intensity exercises such as fast running and strength training can increase muscle volume and make the legs thicker.

In fact, the secretion of hormones required for muscle synthesis in the human body is very small, and it is difficult to form muscles even with a lot of exercise. Moreover, a normal diet contributes very limitedly to muscle growth. However, any muscles that are exercised can absorb nutrients more easily than muscles that have not been used for a long time. Exercise can also relatively increase the level of growth hormone. Whether each person's legs will become thicker during exercise depends on the specific situation.

For example, everyone's genetic conditions are different, and it is not ruled out that running will cause the lower limbs of a very small number of people to become thicker.

There is a saying circulating on the Internet: stretching your legs before and after running can prevent the lower limbs from becoming thicker due to running.

In this regard, Zhou Tong said: "There is no relevant theoretical basis for this statement, but these are relaxation activities that should be done before and after running, which are conducive to preventing injuries and speeding up the body's recovery. Relaxation and massage after exercise can also speed up the removal of fatigue and the removal of metabolic products."

When we exercise in our daily life, we must find the correct and reasonable way to exercise according to our personal physical condition. If we are not careful and do not exercise correctly, our body will turn from fat to muscle. The benefits of jogging can help slim down your muscular legs. The above article has introduced the relevant benefits.