Does sitting make your legs fat?

Does sitting make your legs fat?

Sitting Does Make You Fat. New research gives many of us yet another reason to get up off our desk chairs and get moving. The findings, published in Cell Physiology, suggest that the pressure placed in the buttocks and hips from sitting down for too long can generate up to 50 percent more fat in those areas.

Why do my thighs get bigger when I sit down?

Your thighs are “spreading out” on the chair….. like a radial tire on a road surface. There's more surface area in contact with the chair now because your thigh mass is being pulled posteriorally rather than inferiorally as when you're standing (gravity).

How do I tone my lower legs?

Seated Calf Raises Sit up straight with your feet on the floor and your knees directly above your feet. Place some sort of weight on your upper legs then press down onto the balls of your feet and raise your heels up. Lower and repeat. Seated calf raises can also be performed on the calf exercise machine at your gym.