What is a good leg shape?

Normal shape
If your legs touch each other at the upper thighs, knees, calves, and ankles, having only one tiny gap from the ankles up to the middle of the calves, consider yourself lucky. This shape is considered normal.
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What is the perfect leg shape?

Now plastic surgeons have defined the perfect pair: long with the bones in a straight line from thigh to slim ankle, the outline curving out and in at key points. Straight and slender legs are considered especially attractive, say researchers because they combine fragility and strength.
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Can you change leg shape?

You can't - unless you follow these tips... For most of us, heading into a gym can lead to confusion about what exercises to do. If you want to change the shape of your body, can selecting certain exercises really work? Once we reach adulthood, our bone structure and proportions are largely fixed.
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How big around should my legs be?

Based on the previously cited CDC report, medium sized thighs, which is to say the average leg circumference, tends to be around 21 inches in both men and women. In terms of a range, thighs sized between 21 and 23 inches are considered medium by most people.
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Are 28 inch thighs good?

28 inch quads are well above the average quad size—even for bodybuilders. 28 inch thighs are so big, in fact, that you'll likely struggle to find clothes that fit if you have 28 inch legs.
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Are 18 inch thighs skinny?

Having 18 inch thighs only becomes dangerous when it's indicative of you being underweight, which is when your BMI is below 18.5.
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Are legs supposed to be curved?

People have curvature in the legs for a number of reasons. Some are born with curved legs, become great athletes and never have a problem. Other people with bowed or knock-knees develop significant pain, particularly when they lose their cartilage shock absorbers.
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What is the best body shape for female?

Based on various studies, the ideal body shape is the hourglass type body shape. The amount of these qualities vary between culture and race, but as long as you hold an hourglass shape, then you have an ideal body shape. An hourglass shape has the following qualities: Shoulders smaller than the hips.
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How do you know if your thighs are too big?

These are the struggles everyone with big thighs can relate to.
  1. Your dresses become shirts. ...
  2. "Chub rub." ...
  3. Shopping for jeans is impossible. ...
  4. All your jeans wear out first in between your legs. ...
  5. Regular shorts being turned into short-shorts. ...
  6. Accidentally putting on your boyfriend's pants…
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What is the thigh gap?

A thigh gap is a space between the inner thighs of someone who is standing with their knees straight and their feet together. It's a so-called standard of beauty particularly applied to women's bodies.
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Who has the best legs in the world?

The 20 Best Legs Throughout History
  • of 20. Heidi Klum, 2014. ...
  • of 20. Kate Middleton, 2014. ...
  • of 20. Jennifer Lopez, 2014. ...
  • of 20. Amal Clooney, 2014. ...
  • of 20. Gisele Bündchen, 2013. ...
  • of 20. Blake Lively, 2012. ...
  • of 20. Jennifer Aniston, 2010. ...
  • of 20. Rihanna, 2007.
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Which actress has the most beautiful legs?

Legs Up: The Sexiest Celebrity Gams
  • of 13. Cameron Diaz. Media Platforms Design Team.
  • of 13. Sarah Jessica Parker. Media Platforms Design Team.
  • of 13. Jennifer Aniston. Media Platforms Design Team.
  • of 13. Blake Lively. ...
  • of 13. Jennifer Lopez. ...
  • of 13. Charlize Theron. ...
  • of 13. Angelina Jolie. ...
  • of 13. Gwyneth Paltrow.
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Are thick thighs healthy?

Researchers tracked the volunteers for an average of 12.5 years. They found that people with big thighs had a lower risk of heart disease and premature death than those with thin thighs.
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Why do girls have big thighs?

Hormones drive the deposition of fat around the pelvis, buttocks, and thighs of women and the bellies of men. For women, this so-called sex-specific fat appears to be physiologically advantageous, at least during pregnancies.
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How do you tell if your legs are toned?

In the first weeks and months of a new workout, though, the signs will be so subtle that you might miss them.
  1. Increased Mobility. One of the first signs of muscle toning is an improvement in mobility, particularly if you're new to exercise. ...
  2. Longer, More Intense Workouts. ...
  3. Muscle Soreness. ...
  4. Weight Changes.
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Why do thighs get fat?

The main culprit behind weight gain in your thighs is estrogen. This hormone drives the increase in fat cells in females, causing deposits to form most commonly around the buttocks and thighs.
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Why my leg is not straight?

Bowlegs is also known as congenital genu varum. Bowlegs can sometimes be a sign of an underlying disease, such as Blount's disease or rickets, and may lead to arthritis in the knees and hips. Treatment options include braces, casts, or surgery to correct these bone abnormalities.
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Do bow legs make you shorter?

In some cases, the underlying bowleg condition causes one leg to be shorter than the other. This can also be corrected, using limb lengthening surgery.
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Do bow legs make you faster?

People with bowed legs have knees that whip inward as they step off from one foot to the other. This inward motion of the knees drives them forward and helps them run faster.
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What are considered slim legs?

People whose thighs measured less than 60 centimeters, or about 23.6 inches in circumference, were in trouble. And those with stick-thin gams (less than 18 inches around) were at the greatest risk, according to new study in the online version of the British Medical Journal.
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Is 30 inch thighs big?

30 inch thighs are undeniably big for a female, regardless of the woman's height and build. While some of those 30 inches—perhaps even the majority—may well consist of muscle mass, most women (and indeed most men) simply don't have the genetics to sculpt 30 inch thighs of pure muscle.
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What is an unhealthy thigh size?

Death and cardiovascular disease were more likely for people with a thigh circumference of less than about 60 centimeters (23.6 inches), measured at the widest part of the thigh, just below the seat.
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