The disadvantages of leg shaking

Some people like to shake their legs when they are sitting. After getting used to it, it may be unintentional, but when others see it, they will think that this person has no quality and it is very detrimental to his or her social status. Maybe shaking your legs is an unconscious form of self-protection for yourself, but you must get rid of this bad habit, develop a good life state, always maintain an elegant posture, and be more easily respected by others.

1/Why do some people love to shake their legs?

There are always people who shake their legs unconsciously even though they know that shaking their legs will affect others. Where is the "magic" of shaking legs?

❶ Leg shaking is also a micro-expression

When a person shakes his legs in front of you, he may just be doing it for self-protection.

This is a weakened stress conditioned reflex, which was once called the Moro reflex or startle reflex in human infancy. Its psychological basis is a kind of self-protection consciousness.

For example, when you are walking at night and are startled by an object that suddenly appears, your instinctive stress reaction may be that your whole body becomes cold or you shake violently. This action is the startle reflex. It reveals your subtle inner expression, you are afraid and you want to protect yourself.

❷ Leg shaking can relieve tension and anxiety

Psychologists have conducted a survey on the relationship between human body and mind. The results show that if a certain part of the body is continuously given a small stimulus, it can stimulate the brain through the central nervous system and relax the tense nerves.

Leg shaking is one of the ways. By constantly shaking your legs left and right, and up and down, you can promote blood circulation while constantly changing your sitting posture and relaxing your limbs, thereby relieving tension.

2/Is leg shaking a disease or a bad habit?

There is a medical disease called "restless legs syndrome". Its main symptom is uncontrollable leg shaking, which is similar to our daily leg shaking behavior.

However, there are essential differences between the two. Restless legs syndrome is a neurological disease, which is mainly related to abnormal dopamine metabolism and iron deficiency, and has certain genetic factors. Most of the leg shaking behaviors in daily life do not fall into the category of disease, but are just a habit.

4 “yes or no” principles to distinguish between diseases and bad habits

1/Can’t control your leg shaking behavior?

2/Is there any severe pain, burning or other discomfort?

3. Do you often have leg cramps?

4/Does it often happen at night?

If your answer is "yes" to any of these, then it's best to consult a doctor.

3/Should leg shaking be stopped?

Should we quit leg shaking? First of all, we have to consider the pros and cons of leg shaking. If there are two pros, choose the more serious one; if there are two harms, choose the lesser one.

The benefits of leg shaking

1/ Promote blood circulation in the lower limbs, maintain and enhance the vitality of muscles and joints.

2. Fight fatigue

3/Prevent paralysis

Disadvantages of leg shaking

1/Easy to form psychological dependence

2/Behaving indecently and affecting others

3/ There is a possibility of being misunderstood as a sexual suggestion

Combining the views in the article, it is not difficult to find that leg shaking is not a disease in most cases and does not have any particularly serious adverse effects. But it not only forms a psychological dependence, more importantly, in social culture, leg shaking is a very indecent behavior, especially in public places, it will cause dissatisfaction among people around you, and some people will even regard leg shaking as a sexual suggestion.

Moreover, the benefits of leg shaking can be replaced by other methods. For example, when we feel tired in our limbs and the blood circulation is not smooth, standing up and walking around is more effective than leg shaking... In view of this, it is recommended that you try to quit it!