Is it bad to cross your legs? - General Health Message Board

plc4 · 05-21-2009, 11:15 AM

Is it bad to cross one's legs? I mean where you cross your knees/thighs, not near your ankles (though I sit that way too). Are there any known health problems related to this? Thanks.

Misty800 · 05-21-2009, 01:29 PM

Crossing legs is a no-no. It reduces circulation in the legs. Blood flow in legs need not be obstructed.

confidentialme · 05-21-2009, 06:35 PM

Of course you can cross your legs. Why not?

And if blood flow was cut off, as the first reply suggests, then you feel "pins and needles"/numbness and can uncross them.

If it's bad for you to cross your legs then it's bad for you to walk, run, breathe, defecate and urinate.

plc4 · 05-21-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Misty800

Crossing legs is a no-no. It reduces circulation in the legs. Blood flow in legs need not be obstructed.

This is what I've heard, but I heard that you shouldn't do it for a long period of time. The longest I sit with my legs crossed is maybe a total of 1 hour per day (all split up).

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Originally Posted by confidentialme

Of course you can cross your legs. Why not?

And if blood flow was cut off, as the first reply suggests, then you feel "pins and needles"/numbness and can uncross them.

If it's bad for you to cross your legs then it's bad for you to walk, run, breathe, defecate and urinate.

I agree about the pins and needles, if it's uncomfortable then we just uncross them...

I still worry about it though.