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If jogging can make calf thicker ?

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Dr. John Ganser
Dr. John Ganseranswered
Family medicine 27 years experience
May increase muscle: Through jogging your calf muscle may hypertrophy, grow larger, due to increased exercise.
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A 20-year-old female asked:

How to make my calf thin after jogging ?

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Dr. Douglas Tavenner, jr.
Dr. Douglas Tavenner, jr.answered
52 years experience
Walk not run: You are building muscle mass in the calf by the pounding of the jogging. Build tone and not the muscle mass by stopping the pounding. Research has proven that running is not better than walking over the course of the "same distance". Stop running and start walking the same distance.
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