What a big misunderstanding! Four common myths about slimming legs

When girlfriends get together, in addition to discussing food and gossip, one topic they will definitely mention is weight loss, whether someone has gained or lost weight, or how to lose weight. Leg slimming has always been a hot topic of concern to everyone. No matter what you eat, use or do, as long as you see that it is effective, almost everyone can't wait to try it. However, some ideas are just rumors and are not correct weight loss ideas. Incorrect ideas may not only affect the weight loss results, but may also cause serious health hazards.

How to slim down your calves? Common misconceptions need to be clarified. (picture/)

“My calf muscles are huge!”

You must have also heard the female friends around you complain about how thick their calves are and how hard their muscles are, or that their calf muscles are overdeveloped because they stand for long periods of time or walk too much, and they even refuse to run or do any exercise because of this and completely hate muscles. However, if muscles are really so easy to form, why do men work so hard to build muscles?

In fact, unless you have been doing track and field exercises since elementary school or doing leg strength training every day, it is impossible to turn your calves into muscles just by walking or standing for a long time. You can try pinching your calf and pulling it upwards with force. You will find that it is soft and feels like there is some tissue separated from the skin and flesh. This is fat. So don’t stubbornly believe that your calves can’t get slimmer and refuse to exercise!

Massage alone can at best promote blood circulation, but has limited effect on eliminating leg fat.

"I don't want to run. My legs will get thicker!"

The idea that running will make your legs thicker is deeply rooted in many people's minds. Most of them think that running is just using your legs, so running for a long time will definitely make your legs thicker and thicker. However, people who only do jogging basically will not have the problem of thickening calves, because aerobic exercises such as jogging and exercise bikes develop slender muscles. As long as they stretch after exercise, they will not develop carrot legs.

"Can you slim down your legs by applying fat burning cream socks?"

For female compatriots who are too lazy to exercise, the various leg-slimming lotions and creams sold on the market are extremely attractive. They claim that they can penetrate deep into the skin tissue to help burn fat, so that you can have slender legs without doing anything. In fact, the principle of most slimming creams is just to use chemical ingredients to temporarily dehydrate the tissues in that area and tighten the skin, but they have no effect on burning fat.

"Can I lose weight by lifting my legs and massaging?"

Many celebrities have also shared that they maintain their legs by lifting their legs (legs against the wall at 90 degrees). This is mainly effective for people who stand for long periods of time or wear high heels, and whose legs are prone to congestion and edema. However, it can be considered a form of maintenance, and whether it can slim down the legs is a matter of opinion. As for massage or tapping, the effect is actually not that great. It mainly uses the concept of increasing blood circulation to help relieve the legs (acupoints and gallbladder meridian are a separate matter).