Why not sit with your foot on your foot?

Many of us throw our feet on our feet when we sit down and do so almost automatically. In this position, we seem more elegant and sexier and it is often called “feminine”. We accept this position of the body without thinking, but few know what serious consequences it can lead to.

Website I decided to share with you valuable information about this simple and familiar movement to help you avoid future health problems.







Although the woman in the photo above looks very attractive to most people due to the way she sits, everyone needs to know what happens to the body when a person takes a long position "foot on foot":

• The tendency to be in this position for hours can lead to such an unpleasant disease as paralysis of the fibula nerve or just paralysis. The same goes for sitting in the same position for a long period of time. It turns out that the posture that causes such health complications is a common crossing of the legs.
• Back in 2010, numerous studies showed that long sitting in a foot-to-foot position causes an increase in blood pressure. Even if you’ve never had a blood pressure problem, not sitting in this position will help you become healthier and avoid problems with blood circulation.

The cause of high blood pressure is that when you put one foot on the knee of the other leg, there is an additional load on the vessels And the blood goes to the heart in greater quantity. Which eventually causes a surge in pressure. Another possible explanation is that the pressure rises as a result of isometric contraction of the leg muscles (this occurs when the joints do not move and the muscles do not change their length). This is why crossing the legs at the ankles does not cause the same effect as throwing one leg on the other.

• This body posture can also lead to problems with the pelvic muscles. Prolonged presence of the legs in a crossed state over time makes the muscles of the inner thigh shorter, and the muscles of the outer side longer, as a result of which the joints are at risk of displacement.
• The habit of placing the legs cross-cross increases the chances of earning a varicose “net” on the legs. Despite the fact that varicose veins in most cases are inherited, frequent crossing of the legs can cause inflammation of the compressed veins. There are tiny valves in blood vessels that prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction. When the legs are crossed, the pressure in the veins increases and this prevents normal blood flow, causing narrowing and weakening of the elasticity of the vessel walls. As a result, blood thickens and the veins on the legs swell.

Finally, studies show that if you sit with crossed legs for more than 3 hours a day, slouching, pain in the lower back and neck, and discomfort in the hips develop.







So we’ve given you some food for thought, and now you can give up the habit once and for all to avoid chronic health problems. Rest assured that the next time you catch yourself throwing your foot on your foot, you will stop doing it right away!

Source bbc, ncbi, cdc, nhs


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