Harmful effects of sitting cross-legged

Although women look attractive and elegant with their legs crossed, this position is potentially harmful to women's health and figure.

According to Bright Side, sitting cross-legged is a common habit of many people, especially women. This posture helps them look elegant, luxurious, and shows their confidence and charm. However, not everyone understands the harmful effects this habit causes to the body.

Sitting cross-legged creates elegance for women

Sitting cross-legged for long periods of time can lead to peroneal nerve palsy. This position is most likely to cause this nerve palsy because you put pressure below the knee.

In 2010, many studies proved that sitting with your legs crossed for a long time will increase your blood pressure. Even if you do not have any problems with blood pressure, you should avoid this sitting position to maintain your health and prevent circulatory disorders.

... but not good for women's body.

One reason is that when you put one knee on top of the other, blood is forced back up from your legs to your chest. As a result, a large amount of blood is pumped away from your heart, increasing your blood pressure.

In addition, in this position, the leg muscles are still active, while the joints do not move, increasing the resistance on the blood, leading to increased blood pressure. That is why you cross your legs at the ankles but do not increase blood pressure.

This sitting position also leads to pelvic imbalance. It causes the muscles in the inner thighs to be shorter than the muscles in the outer thighs, putting the joints at risk of being misaligned.

Sitting with your legs crossed increases your risk of developing spider veins (tiny, web-like blood vessels). Although the main cause of varicose veins is genetic, sitting with your legs crossed for too long can lead to compression phlebitis.

Tiny valves in your blood vessels help prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction. When you cross your legs, the pressure in your veins increases, restricting blood flow and causing the valves in your blood vessels to narrow and weaken. This can cause blood to pool in your legs and cause your veins to swell.

A study shows that the habit of sitting with your legs crossed for more than 3 hours a day can lead to hunchback, neck and hip pain.

To limit the habit of sitting cross-legged, you should:

- Avoid sitting in this position continuously for 10-15 minutes.

- Every 30 minutes, get up and walk around if possible.

- Buy a chair that supports your back.

- Try to keep both feet on the ground and knees at a 90 degree angle to the floor.

According to Zing.vn