Will long-term running make your legs thicker?

Running is a good way to exercise, and it does not require many venues, so many people like to use running to exercise, and more female friends use it to lose weight. However, some female friends are very worried that their legs will become thicker due to long-term running. So will running produce such a result? Now, let’s find out together whether long-term running will make your legs thicker?

In fact, many times the real culprit of thick thighs is fat. Generally speaking, losing fat is much easier than gaining muscle. After a period of effective fat-loss exercise, the muscles will usually become firmer and tighter, while 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.

Running mainly involves: the quadriceps femoris, biceps femoris, calf muscles, etc. It is best to stretch in sequence before and after running. Stretching your muscles before running helps warm up, increase body flexibility and prevent sports injuries. Stretching after running helps to lengthen muscles, reduce fatigue and promote recovery.

In fact, the hormone secretion required for muscle synthesis in women is very small, so it is difficult to build muscle even with a lot of exercise. Moreover, a normal diet can only help a limited amount in terms of muscle growth. However, it is worth mentioning that 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. Therefore, 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 women to become thicker.

Based on the above introduction, do you believe that long-term running will make your legs thicker? Except for some individuals due to physical reasons, no. Of course, this is based on doing warm-up exercises before running and stretching after running. In this way, not only will your legs not become thicker, but there is a great chance of losing weight, so you must persist.