Scientific study proves that crossing your legs while sitting is a bad idea
| Apr 19, 2018, 12:01 IST
How do you like to sit on a chair? Many people prefer to cross one leg over the other. In the 1980s, British comedian Kenny Everett even made it his trademark extravagantly crossing, uncrossing, then recrossing his legs while dressed in a skirt and high heels, declaring it was all in the best possible taste.
Many people do this while sitting and often think of it as a ladylike pose. Well, a scientific study proved that crossing legs can cause increase your blood pressure which doesn't happen when you cross the legs at the ankles. When you put one knee over the other, all the blood goes up to the chest instead. Heart starts pumping a large quantity of blood which increases the blood pressure.
But, that's not all because this position can also lead to pelvic imbalance. A study showed that sitting with legs crossed for over three hours a day could result in a stooped posture, lower back and neck pains. Also, prolonged leg-crossing eventually makes the inner thigh muscle shorter and the outer thigh muscle longer, and puts your joints at risk of moving out of place.
Many people do this while sitting and often think of it as a ladylike pose. Well, a scientific study proved that crossing legs can cause increase your blood pressure which doesn't happen when you cross the legs at the ankles. When you put one knee over the other, all the blood goes up to the chest instead. Heart starts pumping a large quantity of blood which increases the blood pressure.
But, that's not all because this position can also lead to pelvic imbalance. A study showed that sitting with legs crossed for over three hours a day could result in a stooped posture, lower back and neck pains. Also, prolonged leg-crossing eventually makes the inner thigh muscle shorter and the outer thigh muscle longer, and puts your joints at risk of moving out of place.