Many people will choose the way of running to exercise or lose weight and slim. But there are many people found that after running legs instead of getting thicker, so running will make calves thicker?
Will running make your calves thicker?
The actual fact is that running does not make your calves thicker. In aerobic exercise, the expansion rate of muscles generally does not exceed 20%, so jogging, brisk walking and other exercises will not make the legs significantly thicker. Only incorrect running posture, such as landing toe first or the whole foot at the same time, will stimulate the calf muscles to tighten and make the calf thicker.
Will running damage your bones?
The correct running posture will not damage the bones. And the density of the bones of the vertebrae, femoral joints, hip joints and leg bones is about 40% higher in people who regularly do aerobic exercise than in people who do not regularly exercise. The longer the jogging distance, the higher the bone density and the more "youthful" the bones.
The correct posture of running
The correct running posture is to lift the thigh, heel first, then transition to the forefoot, until the entire foot touches the ground. It is appropriate to run in a slow-paced aerobic exercise, which is low intensity, rhythmic, and long duration, and provides energy with the aerobic metabolism of fat, which will not make the calves thicker.
How long is the right time to run
The general aerobic exercise within 60 minutes is more appropriate, too long exercise will lead to muscle fatigue and joint wear. And running speed can not be too fast, heart rate is maintained at 150 times / minute more appropriate.
Which sports calf will not become thick
Swimming, jogging, brisk walking, dancing, etc. is aerobic exercise, will not make the calf thicker. The muscles in the state of "lack of oxygen" for high-speed strenuous exercise such as weightlifting, 100-meter sprint, etc., is the consumption of sugar for anaerobic metabolism of anaerobic exercise, will make the calves thicker.
