New Delhi (NVI): The habit of moving the feet is a disease and you can have many problems due to it. If you are sitting silently, and you are only shaking your feet, then you can become a victim of heart disease. Although people generally take it as a normal habit, experts consider it a sign of illness. The habit of unnecessarily moving the legs doubles the risk of a heart attack. So if you have a habit of shaking your legs, then quit it today. Let us tell you about it in detail.

What is the research called?

The habit of needlessly moving legs is known as a disease (in medical science) which is called restless legs syndrome i.e. RLS. According to research, the risk of heart attack increases twice as much in people suffering from leg shaking. Researchers also say that RLS is directly linked to sleep deprivation. This has been studied by Harvard Medical School in Boston, its chief doctor, John W. Winkelman, said that “The risk of heart attack increases up to double in people with RLS.” A person suffering from RLS shakes their leg 200 to 300 times before falling asleep. This increases blood pressure and heart rate. Later on, it becomes the biggest cause of heart diseases i.e. cardiovascular disease.

Researchers have found this result after a study (published in the journal Neurology) of 34 hundred people with an average age of 68 years. During the research, the RLS symptoms of the participants and their heart diseases were comparatively studied. Seven per cent of women and three per cent of men found a direct correlation between RLS and heart diseases. Not only this, when RLS symptoms were linked to other factors such as age, weight, blood pressure, and smoking, it was found that the slightest habit of moving the legs doubled the risk of a heart attack.

Why this habit?

People do not have the habit of moving their feet. Most people move their feet when they are anxious or tense. Some people shake their feet while thinking and some people move their feet while smoking and drinking. Movement of the feet is also considered negative, as most of the people who move their feet have negative things in their mind at that time.

Cause of heart disease

Why foot shaking increases the risk of a heart attack? Several pieces of research (Nurses’ Health Study) have revealed that the blood pressure of a man moving his legs increases and this causes a heart attack. Because of this, the person also becomes a victim of insomnia. Due to this, a man shakes his leg about 200 to 300 times (before going to sleep at night), due to which he does not sleep well.

The habit of unnecessarily shaking the legs is not good and if you also have a habit of moving the feet, then don’t take it lightly. Moreover, one should not ignore it completely and must contact the doctor for its treatment.