If you are the one who prefers to sit cross legged on your chair then you may well aware of the admonishes and advice regarding what are the repercussions of a sitting posture like this.
A new study has found out that sitting cross legged is not at all bad for you. Rather there are certain myths related with this posture including you can get raised blood pressure, varicose veins, and nerve damage.
Here are few implications that are usually associated with sitting cross legged and which are not true.
Long term numbness
A study from South Korea has discovered that sitting cross legged on a chair does not cause much numbness i.e. foot drop but sitting cross legged on the floor can cause it. Though this is not a long term problem, it is a temporary one which is caused by any sitting posture for a long time. Long term numbness is very unlikely to happen due to sitting cross legged.
Raised Blood Pressure
This claim is popular because when you get your blood pressure checked you are usually asked by the nurse to uncross your legs. Furthermore, while sitting cross legged your blood pressure is marked higher than while sitting straight. But researchers have found out that it is a temporary raise, after sometime it gets back to normal.
Varicose Veins
Researchers claim it a mystery that why some people suffer from it and why some do not. Varicose veins are basically enlarged veins. But here also crossing legs is not marked as a significant factor. The reason which is valid at the moment is that it goes to genetics.
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