Can girls slim down their legs by riding a bicycle?

In fact, many girls are very curious: Can girls slim down their calves by riding a bicycle? Cycling can have the actual effect of slimming down your calves. Because the leg muscles will be in a state of exercise when riding a bicycle, this can accelerate the burning of foot fat, effectively tighten the thigh muscles, and thus help achieve the goal of thin calves. Cycling is an aerobic exercise that can tighten leg muscles, promote blood circulation, burn fat, and make the legs slimmer through long-term persistence. It is very good for losing weight on fat and edema legs.

The speed of cycling to slim down your calves should be dominated by moderate speed, not too fast, otherwise you will be exhausted and unable to persist for a long time. The moderate speed should be combined with rhythmic abdominal breathing. According to your own and the environment's conditions, you can ride more on uphill and downhill parts. This can exercise the power and strength of your legs. You must ride continuously for more than 30 minutes to achieve the effect of slimming down your legs. At the same time, your heart function will also be greatly improved.

Cycling to slim down your calves or make them thicker

Many people think that insisting on cycling will not make your calves thinner, but will make your legs wider. There are mainly two reasons for this. On the one hand, my legs are muscular, and cycling exercises my muscles, making them more obvious and making my legs appear "wider". On the other hand, the pressure on the feet is not released immediately after cycling. Therefore, if you want to slim down your calves by cycling, you must first determine whether your legs are muscular, and then do some relaxation exercises after cycling.

How to ride a bicycle to lose weight in your calves

1. General 360-degree circular pedaling

Pedaling method: Set the bicycle's "action change handle" to the Normal position, which is the same as riding a normal bicycle.

Exercise location: quadriceps and gluteus maximus on the outer thigh root.

Warm reminder: When women ride bicycles, be careful not to bend their legs inward, as this can easily lead to overdevelopment of the vastus lateralis muscles and cause X-shaped legs.

2. Pedal in a 360-degree circle with both feet parallel to each other

Pedaling mode: Set the bicycle's "function change lever" to Multi and start intelligent pedaling. Keep both feet in the same position and pedal in a circular motion at the same time.

Exercise position: hamstrings on the back of the thigh and lower abdomen muscles.

Warm reminder: This type of pedaling method is similar to the usual seated leg raises. It can train the lower abdomen, and for the hamstrings that cannot be trained by riding an ordinary bicycle, the training effect is more significant.

3. Pedal left and right with both feet at the same time

Pedaling method: Both feet move forward and backward together, but only in a semicircle of 180 degrees.

Exercise location: lower abdomen.

There is no circulation system in the second half of the circle, so a lot of inertia is reduced, and the force is mainly exerted by the abdominal muscles. Therefore, the training of the abdominal muscles is more obvious, and it can buffer the stimulation of the kneecap.

How long does it take to slim down your calves by cycling?

How long it takes for cycling to slim down your calves is related to the duration of fitness and the amount of exercise. Generally, actual results can be seen after a month of maintenance. Maintaining a certain intensity of aerobic exercise for more than 40 minutes can achieve the goal of losing weight (reducing fat). If the time is too short, it will consume the body's glycogen, and if the time is too long, it will cause exercise fatigue. The intensity is around 120 heart rates per minute. If the intensity is increased, it cannot be maintained for such a long time, and if the intensity is reduced, the purpose cannot be achieved. Therefore, the same is true for cycling. On the premise of riding for 40 minutes, you should maintain the intensity (controlled by speed or slope) so that you do not feel tired after riding for 40 minutes. In this way, five times a week (no less than three times) for a month should have obvious practical effects.