What are the benefits of calf stretching? Regular calf stretching can reduce muscle strain accidents, improve balance and running posture, and prevent some foot diseases.
1 Reduce acute muscle strain
Many people sit in the office for at least 8 hours every day, which means that their feet are bent forward. If your calf is tight, it will inevitably cause more pressure on your feet when running. At this time, other muscles like legs and back will begin to feel all kinds of pain and discomfort.
2 reduce the risk of plantar fasciitis
The calf muscles are mainly composed of two independent muscles, gastrocnemius and soleus. Gastrocnemius muscle is located above soleus muscle. If you don't stretch these two muscles often, it is easy to get inflamed during running, resulting in plantar inflammation, which is plantar fasciitis from heel to toe. This disease is very tiring, it will make your feet numb and seriously affect running.
3 Improve balance and running posture
Running and training can tighten and shorten muscles, while stretching helps to improve athletic ability. The higher the flexibility of the body, the easier it is to maintain the correct running posture. After the calf muscles become stronger, they work together with other muscle nervous systems to help runners keep their bodies upright and not sway when running.
4 Prevention of chronic foot injury
Leg stretching can not only prevent plantar fasciitis, but also prevent sports injuries such as ankle arthritis, flat foot, diabetes, foot ulcer and even stress fracture.
5. Maintain the integrity of the arch.
The tarsal bones and metatarsal bones of the foot help to keep the arch of the foot intact, so that it can bear the weight of the body and walk in a correct posture without feeling pain. When ligaments and tendons are strong enough, they can also help other parts of the body.
Does the calf often stretch to get thinner? Stretching often won't make you thin.
Legend has it that stretching can inhibit the muscle growth of the calf after running training, so you can thin the calf. Actually this statement is not accurate! Many people think stretching can thin legs, mainly because it doesn't seem that the legs are getting thicker! In fact, muscles are growing.
If you choose to stretch immediately after exercise, the muscle synergy will be enhanced and the muscle will be in a state of easier growth. In other words, stretching after exercise will not stop the growth of muscles, but will increase the effect of muscle circumference and better promote the growth of muscle circumference and volume.
What are the benefits of rubbing your calves often? 1. Stabilize blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol.
2. Improve arteriosclerosis and prevent cerebral infarction and myocardial infarction.
3. Strengthen gastrointestinal function.
4. Improve liver and kidney function.
5. Improve immunity and relieve allergies and hay fever.
6. Promote metabolism, improve leg edema, and promote.
7. Adjust autonomic nervous system to improve climacteric syndrome.
8. Activate the brain to prevent dementia and so on.