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"I weigh 110 pounds, but my thighs are like 150 pounds. ”
Whenever faced with the body anxiety of the sisters around him, Xiao Chen would use his body characteristics to blacken himself to comfort others.
Traditionally, a well-proportioned body and weight standard are often considered symbols of health.
But in real life, it is not difficult for us to find that there are great differences in the proportions of different people's bodies.
For example, some people have an "apple-shaped body" (slender limbs and a big belly), while some people have a "pear-shaped body" (a thin waist, thick thighs, and a large buttocks).
Especially for some people, the upper body and lower body are simply two weights, but the overall obesity level is not as high as it seems.
Why do some girls have thicker thighs even though they are not overweight? What kind of secret is hidden behind this?
1. The truth about girls' thick legs
1. Hormones affect fat distribution
Many girls are not fat, but the fat in their bodies is mainly concentrated in the buttocks and thighs, which visually makes people feel that some girls have thicker thighs.
This can actually be traced back to the evolutionary needs of biological instincts, which are related to hormone secretion. The main sex hormone in the female body is estrogen, while the male body mainly secretes androgens, and the two hormones have different attitudes towards fat.
For women, it is often necessary to go through childbirth. To help with fertility, estrogen helps the woman's body accumulate fat in key areas, namely the buttocks and thighs, to meet fertility needs.
In addition, estrogen is more inclined to accumulate the fat ingested during the body's operation, and women's buttocks and legs are naturally fuller than men's.
2. The particularity of the skeleton structure
The pelvic structure in women is wide and short, while the pelvic structure in men is narrow and long.
In contrast, the shape of men's hips and legs is more conducive to elongating the leg shape and making the legs appear thinner, while women's hips are wider and the buttocks are fuller, and the thighs will appear short and thick after the transition.
Especially for some women who have already given birth, the pelvis is further widened, and even if the weight is not exceeded, the thighs will look thicker.
3. Rich muscles
The thick thighs are not only caused by a large amount of fat accumulation, but also related to the muscle content of women's buttocks and legs.
For example, some women usually exercise a lot, or will regularly carry out some targeted fitness training, and the muscles of the buttocks and legs will increase, and the legs will appear thicker on the whole.
If the body is well managed, there is no excess fat in the waist and abdomen, and the hourglass body is presented, the state of full hips and legs will be more prominent.
Therefore, the weight of this type of "thick leg" people is usually in the standard range.
4. The influence of dietary patterns
If hormones determine where fat accumulates, then daily dietary patterns determine how much fat accumulates.
With the improvement of contemporary people's living standards, they are often exposed to high-oil and high-sugar diets, especially women, who tend to have a higher preference for sweets.
If women are often exposed to these foods in their lives, sugar and fat accumulate over a long period of time through conversion and concentrate on the hips and legs, and thick legs will become inevitable.
Even if the overall weight is well controlled, the characteristics of the hips and legs that are more likely to accumulate fat will gradually make the characteristics of thick legs gradually appear.
There is also a situation in which women who exercise regularly may have a combined diet during exercise.
To meet their body's needs, these people eat more protein, fiber, and good fats.
These nutrients are not only good for weight control, but also promote the growth of muscle fibers.
Compared with some people who are not exercising at all, although the legs of this group of people appear thicker, the hip and leg lines will be more three-dimensional, rather than the loose and flat state of pure fat accumulation.
5. Lifestyle factors
Many jobs in life require sitting for a long time, such as various clerical jobs, often sitting for a day, even if they can stand up and move in the middle, people will be reluctant to move because of the fatigue of work.
Long-term sitting is usually easy to cause a lack of exercise, the buttocks and legs are not exercised as they should be, the muscle content gradually decreases, the amount of fat accumulation increases, and women's legs will inevitably become thicker and thicker.
Second, thick legs are not necessarily a bad thing
A German study found that women with thick legs, such as those with a standard "pear-shaped body", showed a more stable trend in cardiovascular status, blood lipid levels, and blood pressure levels.
The risk of future heart disease, stroke, and abnormal glucose metabolism is relatively low.
Not only that, relevant studies in the United States have also confirmed the impact of subcutaneous fat on health.
Experiments have shown that subcutaneous fat can produce more beneficial substances than visceral fat, which is prone to harmful substances, which can be used to protect the body's functions.
Women are affected by physiological characteristics, and their buttocks and legs are more likely to "grow meat", and thick legs have become a health advantage.
However, it should be noted that the thicker the thigh circumference, the better.
Clinically, it is generally considered that a thigh circumference of 504mm to 516mm is normal for people of standard weight.
If this range is exceeded, it means that body fat may not only accumulate in the thighs, but also in the abdomen or internal organs.
In other words, thick thighs may be a sign of generalized obesity.
For ordinary people, it is best to control the thigh circumference at 60 cm for men and 55 cm for women, if it exceeds this value, you need to be alert to the risk of obesity.
3. Slim legs scientifically and do a good job in these points
1. Adjust your diet and reduce sugar and oil
For ordinary women who do not have fitness habits, thigh thickness is mainly caused by fat accumulation, and the increase in fat intake is largely related to excessive daily dietary intake of sugar and oil.
In order to prevent the thighs from continuing to thicken and improve the problem of too thick legs, actively adjusting the diet has become the first step in slimming the legs.
It is recommended to adjust the diet structure and remove all foods that may bring excess calories, such as desserts, milk tea, fried foods, etc.
Controlling the intake of these foods can greatly reduce the daily caloric intake and prevent excessive caloric conversion.
In addition, it is recommended to increase the intake of high-quality protein such as lean meat and fish, as well as fiber from fruits and vegetables.
Eating these foods regularly is conducive to improving the body's basal metabolism and can help the body burn fat better.
2. Exercise reasonably and increase consumption
For people who don't exercise at all, this is not only detrimental to energy expenditure, but also accelerates the accumulation of fat, and it is only a matter of time before the thighs become thicker.
In order to prevent the thighs from being too thick and affect your health, and at the same time meet the needs of some sisters who have slim legs, reasonable exercise has become the only way.
Different people have different attitudes when it comes to slimming their legs.
Considering that some people want to see results in the short term, while others are more "Buddhist", we can divide them into two types of exercise: targeted training and lazy exercise.
Targeted training mainly increases the amount of hip and leg exercise through some exercise methods, activates muscle tissue at the same time, increases consumption, so as to achieve the effect of slimming legs.
Lazy exercise, on the other hand, is aimed at some people who usually do not have time to exercise, or whose physical fitness does not support high-intensity exercise, and is only used to prevent leg thickening and assist in weight control.
You can choose the corresponding exercise method according to your actual situation.
In the targeted training part, women can try to do some exercises that are conducive to reshaping the hips and legs. For example, high leg raises, weighted squats, ipsilateral knee raises, etc.
Strength training like this, or exercises that require a certain amount of explosive power, usually need to be held for 10 minutes to stimulate the deep muscle tissue and complete the activation.
Muscle tissue is fuller and more metabolic with the stimulation of regular exercise, and the rate of fat burning is accelerated.
For the lazy exercise part, there are various forms. For example, take a walk after a meal, massage your thighs in the shower, do an air bike before going to bed, etc.
Walking after meals can increase consumption and avoid the accumulation of fat directly on the buttocks and legs.
Massage 50 times from thighs to knees in the bath to increase the activity of subcutaneous fat.
The air bike is convenient and effective, you can do it while lying on the bed and playing with your mobile phone, and you can exercise your waist, abdomen and thighs.
Although the intensity of these exercises is not high, as long as you persist for more than 20 minutes, you can achieve the purpose of fat burning.
3. Improve habits and say goodbye to thick legs
For women who have been sedentary for a long time, it is better to move if they don't want their thighs to continue to thicken.
Whether you are at home at work or on a day off, get up and move as much as possible.
The duration of sitting for a long time is generally not recommended to exceed two hours, sitting for too long is not conducive to the health of the cervical spine, and there is a risk of gaining weight in the hips and legs.
It is recommended to stand up and stretch your legs and turn your neck every 1 hour, which is not only conducive to shoulder and neck health, but also prevents fat accumulation.
Many people in life have the habit of staying up late, and the mobile phone is not finished when it is swiped, and it will not stop until late at night.
For people like this, the thighs are also prone to thickening, which is not conducive to weight loss and leg slimming.
Staying up late can affect endocrine levels, and hormones are involved in the body's basic functions.
If you often stay up late and hormones fluctuate frequently, the body's metabolic ability will deteriorate, which will lead to the problem of fat accumulation but not consumption.
In order to prevent the thighs from getting thicker, and to speed up the rate of weight loss and leg slimming, it is important to break the habit of staying up late.
It is recommended to arrange the work and rest time reasonably, and do not play with the mobile phone half an hour before going to bed at night.
The physical and mental state is stable, which is more conducive to falling asleep, the quality of sleep is improved, the endocrine level is stable, and the person's metabolic ability will be restored.
These potential benefits will eventually manifest themselves in weight loss and thigh-thinning thighs.
summary
Girls themselves are not fat, but the "visual weight" of the upper body and the lower body is seriously inconsistent, which is actually related to a variety of factors.
Hormone secretion, skeletal structure, daily diet, lack of exercise, and lifestyle habits all contribute to the thickening of the thighs to a certain extent.
However, if you plan your diet reasonably, exercise scientifically, and improve your bad habits in life, you can still avoid thickening your thighs and reshape your hips and legs.
Ladies and gentlemen, do you feel that your legs are thick, and do you exercise more because you feel that your legs are thick?