1. It elevates your blood pressure
- blood moves from the legs upto the chest. As a result, your body has to increase your blood pressure in order to push the blood back up to your heart.
- The longer you sit with your legs crossed, the more pressure you put on your spine, which results in a stooped posture, lower back and neck pains, and discomfort in the hips.
- It can ultimately cause pooling of blood in the legs and make your veins swell, which are generally called spider veins.
4. peroneal nerve paralysis or palsy
- if you sit in the cross-legged position for a prolonged period of time, it can cause pressure on the peroneal nerve.
5.neck pains and discomfort in hips
- This will put pressure on the spine and that is likely to lead to back pain and even neck pain later on.
- Any pressure on this such as leg crossing can cause numbness and tingling and over time may actually damage the nerve.