What is the reason why legs are getting thinner

For people with poor body shape, many people want to have long and thin legs, but for people whose legs are already thin, if their legs become thinner and thinner, they are afraid that there is a problem with their health. Generally speaking, if there is nothing abnormal with the legs, there are many reasons for thinning legs. This is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not need to be treated. It may be caused by excessive exercise. If you are worried, you can go to the hospital for examination.

Bird legs, chicken legs, cartoon legs, do you envy these thin legs? Do you dream of having such a pair of thin legs? But did you know that thinning legs is actually a disease? Recently, there was a news report that a girl’s calves became thinner and thinner, and finally her legs hurt so much that she couldn’t walk. Finally, I went to the hospital and was diagnosed with hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy.

This disease has a common name, called "crane legs". Doesn't this name sound nice? Imagine that the legs of a crane are so long, thin and beautiful, but such legs are not healthy legs. There have been some popular science posts before that explain that thin legs are actually not healthy. People with too thin legs have poor blood circulation in their legs and are more susceptible to certain diseases.

Like the girl in the news, whose calves suddenly became thinner, she thought it was a sign of weight loss and that she would finally have a pair of thin legs. However, she did not realize that she was too happy too early because it turned out that she was sick. Moreover, this disease is quite serious. I heard that this girl needs surgery to cure her disease, otherwise she may not be able to walk and become disabled.

After reading this news, I wonder if you will feel horrified when you think about it. But this example also reminds everyone that although this disease is hereditary, the age of onset is not fixed. So, if you find that your calves or legs suddenly become thinner, and you have other discomforts, it is best to seek medical attention immediately and don't be careless. Don’t be happy just because you have lost weight.

Having thinner legs is actually a disease, and having legs that are too thin also means that the body is not healthy enough. So, we should not just pursue thinness, health is still the most important thing. In fact, legs that are too thin are not necessarily good-looking. It still needs to be more even and have better muscle lines to be truly beautiful legs.

Having thin legs is not necessarily good. If the blood circulation in the legs is not good, it will have a great impact on the body. If your legs or calves suddenly become thinner, you should be even more careful. Having thinner legs is actually a disease. Be careful, you are not losing weight but getting sick.

How do legs get thicker?

First of all, there is a type of thick legs that occurs after running, which is temporary thick legs. After running, your muscles become swollen with blood and your legs will look thicker than usual, but they will quickly return to their original state. This kind of thick legs are false thick legs. Some people were scared off by this phenomenon and stopped running. Secondly, after running for a period of time, the legs become thicker, especially the calves. This is what we want to focus on.

Fatty thick legs, that is, those chubby fleshy legs, are not within the scope of discussion, because they are obesity caused by excessive calorie intake (eating too much), and have nothing to do with running. The muscular thick legs, that is, the strong, angular thick legs, are what we are discussing.

Does jogging lead to thick muscular legs?

Our body lines are outlined by the shape of our muscles, which are made up of bundles of muscle fibers. Muscle fibres can be divided into two categories: 'fast twitch' and 'slow twitch'. Their proportion is largely innate. Some people are born with more fast muscles (have a talent for short-distance running), some are born with more slow muscles (have a talent for long-distance running), and most ordinary people have a half-and-half ratio of fast muscles to slow muscles. In terms of size, slow-twitch muscles are thinner and fast-twitch muscles are larger.

In addition, the ratio of fast and slow muscles in different parts of the body is also different. For example, the fast muscles of the triceps in the arm are 10% to 30% more than other hand muscles, while the abdominal and deep muscles generally have more slow muscles; the soleus muscle of the calf has a high proportion of slow muscles, while the gastrocnemius muscle has a high proportion of fast muscles.