After sitting in the office for a long time, you will gradually find that your thighs are getting thicker and thicker. In fact, the bad habit of crossing your legs is the main reason for the thickening of your thighs.
There is a simple reason. If you put your right leg on your left leg for a long time, the right femoral joint will protrude. Legs are naturally thick. The following simple exercises can prevent the thighs from getting thicker. Let's have a look!
1. Sit in a chair, straighten your legs to keep your feet at a certain distance from the ground, straighten your toes and keep this posture for 5 seconds.
2. Keep your toes straight and your feet at a 90-degree angle, so that the tendons of your heel and calf can stretch for 5 seconds.
3. Rotate your feet with the strength of your ankles and tighten the muscles of your calves.
4. Touching the ground with your toes when going up the stairs and raising your heels can tighten your leg muscles well.
5. Sit in a chair, hold your chest out, cross your legs and land on your toes. The upper leg presses down hard and the lower leg pushes up hard. After about 10 second, do the same thing again 10 second, 2-3 times. You don't have to hold your breath to do this action.
You can also exercise in bed.
When you wake up in the morning, you don't have to jump out of bed at once. You can also do exercise in bed, which will make you feel refreshed.
Rub your face: Rub the Xiang Ying point 10 times with your middle finger on both sides of your nose, then rub your hands up to your forehead, and then rub them down along your cheeks. Repeat this for 20 times, which can promote facial blood circulation and achieve the effect of beauty.
Turn your eyes: Turn your eyes left and right first, and then turn them up and down for more than 10 times each time, which can enhance your eyesight and reduce eye fatigue. Stand up straight: lie on your back, straighten your legs and take a deep breath. When inhaling, the abdomen is forced to stand up and when exhaling, it is relaxed. One breath at a time. Do 10 times. It can enhance abdominal muscle elasticity, prevent abdominal wall muscle relaxation, lose weight and enhance gastrointestinal digestion.
Three reasons for strength training
Many people think that strength training can speed up human metabolism and achieve the goal of losing weight. However, according to a recent study by the University of Kansas, this idea may be wishful thinking. Experts say that strength training can really build lean muscles and help you burn more than 100 calories every day. At the same time, in order to maintain strong muscles. But you must consume at least 100 extra calories every day. However, there are still many reasons for you to catch dumbbells.
Reason 1: You will look slimmer than before through training. Muscles can be tightened, which can reduce the figure. Unless you always carry your own weighing scale, others will only notice your symmetrical posture, but not your weight.
Reason 2: You will have more energy. Strength training can fundamentally affect muscles, stimulate chemicals in the human body that affect the nervous system and eliminate fatigue.
Reason 3: You will be able to stay healthy. Strength training can improve bone density and keep you away from fractures; It can also lower the levels of glucose and cholesterol in the human body, thus reducing the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Experts suggest that if you want to lose weight, you should not only reduce calorie intake, but also insist on strength training and cardiopulmonary function training, so that you can get rid of fat on the one hand and keep your muscles thin on the other. The figure will also be very strong and energetic.