Will my calves become thicker if I walk fast often?

When losing weight, we can take a brisk walk to help us quickly consume body fat, because when our body is getting fatter, more of the body fat is increasing. If we want to lose weight quickly, the most important way is to reduce fat, and brisk walking is a very fat-burning exercise, but we must also master the essentials of the movements. So, will frequent brisk walking make your calves thicker?

1 Will brisk walking make your calves thicker?

In fact, brisk walking, like jogging, is a relatively gentle exercise. The effect on the legs is more about reducing fat than increasing muscle. After a period of effective fat-loss exercise, in most cases the muscles will indeed become firmer and tighter, but the circumference of the legs will decrease. After exercise, you may feel that your calves have become thicker, but this is actually just the result of lactic acid accumulation after exercise. Lactic acid can be broken down during exercise. A large amount of lactic acid can stimulate the expansion of blood vessels and connective tissue, so you will feel your calves become thicker and harder after brisk walking. Continue to exercise to metabolize lactic acid and you can achieve weight loss results. So after you master the correct way of brisk walking, it usually has the effect of slimming your calves instead of making them thicker.

2How to prevent your calves from getting thicker by walking fast

Warm up for 5-10 minutes before brisk walking

Before brisk walking, you can warm up for 5-10 minutes to relax your body muscles. Movements such as leg stretching and leg pressing can help relax the leg muscles before exercise so that you can get into the best condition for exercise.

Wear flat shoes and walk fast

When walking briskly, do not wear shoes with heels. Generally speaking, brisk walking covers a longer distance and takes a longer time. If you wear high-heeled shoes and walk fast for a long time, your calves will become tighter and it will easily lead to muscle lumps in the legs. The muscle strength will gradually increase, and the muscles on the calves will become noticeably prominent, destroying the beauty of the calves. Even if there is no fat on the legs, the legs will appear thick.

Will brisk walking make your calves thicker?

Land on your heels first

When walking fast, landing on your heel first and then transitioning to walking with the entire sole of the foot can prevent your calves from becoming thicker to a certain extent.

After brisk walking, pay attention to relaxing your calves

The calf muscles are in a tense state when walking. After brisk walking, you can do exercises to stretch the calf abdomen, such as soaking your legs in warm water, massaging and patting the calf abdomen, etc., to relieve calf tension and promote blood circulation in the calf.