What is the reason why women have thick calves?
1. Standing for a long time
People who often stand tend to have thick calves. Because standing for a long time can easily lead to leg edema, varicose veins or the growth of strong and heavy muscles, the calf will become thicker after a long time.
2. Like to cross your legs
Whether at home or in the office, many people have the habit of crossing their legs. If you sit with your legs crossed all day, the blood and lymphatic circulation in your legs will be hindered, resulting in edema in your lower body and stout calves.
3. Always wear high heels
Many girls often like to wear high heels in order to love beauty. Although wearing high-heeled shoes looks good, wearing high-heeled shoes for a long time will make the calf bear too much weight, and the leg strength will start to move outward, leading to calf muscle eversion. Therefore, we often see that the calf muscles of some women wearing high heels will be particularly obvious.
4. Don't relax after strenuous exercise
Many people always don't stretch their calves after exercise. Stretching can not only relax, but also promote the secretion of lactic acid and slow down muscle soreness. Therefore, you must relax the leg muscles after aerobic exercise, otherwise the calves will become thicker and thicker.
Stretch the calf in three times.
Sit forward, bend over
Sit on the yoga mat with your legs together, hook your toes backwards, bend your upper body forward, grab your toes with your hands or hold them on the outside of your feet, and feel the stretching of your back, keeping it at 20? 30 seconds.
Stand forward, bend over
Stand on your feet, inhale and put your arms over your head, palms facing each other, exhale, pull your navel to your spine, keep your back straight, bend your body forward, hold the opposite elbow with both hands, press your feet completely to the ground, relax your head and neck, and relax your knees at the same time.
Down dog style
Lie prone on the yoga mat, open your palms shoulder-width, put your legs together, and push straight to the ground to improve your hips. The body is inverted V-shaped, the chest is down, and the back of the arm is in a straight line, keeping a steady breath.
Warm up before practicing yoga, and pay attention to stretching your legs after practicing, which can help you shape beautiful calf lines.