Sitting with the legs crossed for a long time increases the likelihood of scoliosis (abnormal alignment of the spine) and other deformities.

Sitting with crossed legs at the knee can temporarily cause your blood pressure to go up. So, don’t keep your legs crossed when you sit for a long time. Image Source: Getty ...

What Sitting with Your Legs Crossed Will—and Won't—Do to Your Body Does it actually give you varicose veins? by Macaela Mackenzie Published: Feb 23, 2016 11:41 AM EST Save Article ...

Prolonged hours of sitting can slow blood circulation in your feet and legs and disrupt the distribution of nutrients and oxygen to the lower body. That's why you shouldn't sit for longer than 30 ...

Say goodbye to leg-crossing. Pexels/Cottonbro studio Research also shows that sitting with legs crossed can put the peroneal nerve, also known as the fibular nerve, in your lower leg at risk of ...

Research has suggested sitting with one leg on top of the other can affect a man's sperm count. When sitting down, the temperature of the testicles already increases by 2C (35.6F).

Legs and joints But research does indicate that sitting with legs crossed can be beneficial for some people. One small study from 2016, for example, found that for people who have one leg longer than ...

Research also shows that sitting with legs crossed can put the peroneal nerve, also known as the fibular nerve, in your lower leg at risk of compression and injury.

Similarly, there is evidence that sitting cross-legged improves the stability of the sacroiliac joints (responsible for transferring weight between the spine and legs).

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Sitting with the legs crossed for a long time increases the likelihood of scoliosis (abnormal alignment of the spine) and other deformities.