Perhaps fortunately, there is no ideal leg shape. And this is good. After all, every pair has its own connoisseur. However, you shouldn’t relax, because there are no limits to perfection. And you are quite capable of making your legs more beautifully shaped, tightening or pumping up muscles, removing excess fat, and tidying up your skin. Moreover, some standards still exist. About them below.

Leg Shape Classification

Scientists have established the ideal parameters at which women's legs look stunning. Moreover, their length should be from 51 to 55 percent of height.

More precise parameters depend on such a concept as broad-bonedness:

• Woman with broad bone– from 51 to 53 percent;
• with normal bone – from 52 to 54 percent;
• for thin-boned people - from 53 to 55 percent.

It turns out that the thinner the bone, the longer the legs. Legs will be considered slender if you can visually draw a straight line through them if you take a segment from the top of the thigh through the center of the knee and to the ankle.

Legs as straight as sticks will also not be considered beautiful. They must have a slight curvature, the so-called points of convergence - in the area of ​​​​the feet, bones, shins, knees and upper thighs, and points of divergence. Therefore, if the owner of straight legs stands in front of a mirror and tries to close her legs, she still will not be able to do this.

She should still have three fusiform lumens. According to the classification of limbs by doctor A.A. Artemyev, which was bred relatively recently in 2001, is divided into four types based on the shape of its legs. We have already mentioned the first.

The second type is true O-shaped curvature. It is formed when bone deformation does not allow a person to close his knees, and there is a continuous gap from his hips to his ankle. They also talk about these - legs like wheels.

The third is false curvature, which is formed due to improper distribution of muscles and meat on the outer part of the lower leg.

And the fourth is the true X-shaped curvature of the legs, due to which, with the hips closed, the ankles cannot be connected.

At the same time, true curvature, the so-called types O and X, can only be corrected using osteoplastic surgery of the joint. And with false curvature, plastic surgeons work who remove the curvature by lipofilling or endoprosthetics of the legs.

Leg shape correction

You've probably already checked your legs in front of the mirror and made sure that you don't have any curvatures, although the length and shape of your legs are far from ideal and leave much to be desired. The length of the legs, of course, cannot be corrected, but it is quite possible to work on the shape without resorting to chiropractors and surgeons.

The shape of the legs depends on the thickness of the bones and development muscular system. We can only influence the muscles. In order to keep them in good shape, you need to move as much as possible, forcing your legs to work.

This could be swimming, running, cycling, walking, climbing stairs or just a set of exercises. And if you introduce dancing or water aerobics into your life, then in addition to the beautiful shape of your legs, you will also get a bonus from the pleasure of exercising. Let's take a closer look at some of the methods.

Walking

Adherents of walking encourage everyone to walk more for the benefit of their own health. And they are right. Walking improves blood circulation, enriches the blood with oxygen, and this has a beneficial effect on all human vital systems and organs, without exception. Therefore, just half an hour a day will be a good practice against varicose veins veins, which means it will save your legs from this insidious disease that disfigures the veins.

Dancing

All types of dances, no matter what you choose, be it ballroom or Latin, strengthen the muscles in your legs, perfect the shape of your calves and ankles.

Swimming

Water pressure and horizontal position body when swimming already leads to natural lymphatic drainage. And if we add to this the benefits of alternating relaxation and tension of a muscle group, then in addition to good shape, all swimmers also get rid of cellulite.

Water aerobics

More serious look sports than swimming, since performing a set of exercises in water aimed at correcting problem areas has a pronounced effect on the shape of the whole body, making them more precise and more prominent.

A ride on the bicycle

Traveling on this type of transport, due to the alternation of similar movements over a long period of time, leads to beautiful calves and thighs.

A beautiful and correct form can also be achieved with some exercises. Just when starting them, remember about regularity. A complex repeated once or twice will not bring any benefit to your legs. But constant exercise, even if not daily, but every other day, will lead to excellent results.

Slow squats

Everyone in physical education is familiar with squats. Our exercise differs from the school one in that you need to squat slowly until the angle between your calves and thighs reaches 90°.

You need to stay in this position for 10 seconds, and then also slowly come out of the squat. The complex consists of ten squats, three approaches each.

You need to take a minute break between approaches. After a month, the number of exercises increases, and they are performed on a grid: 4 sets of 16 squats at one-minute intervals. And the most “advanced” level is 5 sets of 25 repetitions. Rest time is reduced to 45 seconds.

Lunges

Starting position – standing, hands on your waist. Lunge forward with one leg, bending it at a right angle, making sure that your thigh moves parallel to the floor. Stay a little and return to initial position. Repeat 9 times with the same leg. After a month, the number of lunges and approaches increases to 4 sets of 12 repetitions. And then up to 5 complexes of 16 repetitions.

"Chair"

We sit on an imaginary chair, leaning our backs against the wall. Slowly lower yourself until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Stay in this position for half a minute. Then stand up slowly. The complex consists of 3 approaches of half a minute with a two-minute rest. After a month, the number of squats increases by one, and the time from half a minute to 45 seconds. And then 5 squats for 1 minute 15 seconds.

Rules on the way to the correct shape of legs

There are some rules, following which you will prolong the beauty of your legs and maintain their health.

So, you can't:

• sit sideways, leaning on one side, placing your legs on the other, you still cannot cross or spread your legs wide;
• keep weight on one leg for a long time;
• sleep on your stomach or side;
• constantly walk in too high heels;
• carry a bag on only one shoulder;
• sit for a long time;
• wear tight shoes;
• Frequently visit the sauna and steam room.

The great Leonardo da Vinci was one of the first to study and define the ideal parameters of the human body. The anatomical proportions he presented are still studied in art schools all over the world. From Leonardo da Vinci’s theory of ideal proportions it follows that the volumes of the chest, waist and hips, taken separately, do not solve anything, it’s all about their ratio.

In modern society, changes in the parameters of the human body (anthropometric data) are revised every 15 years, because during this period, as a result of the acceleration process, changes in size, proportions and shapes occur figures person. The well-known 90 – 60 – 90, of course, are not the standard of ideal women's proportions for everyone. Body proportions generally cannot be the same for all women, since there are different body types given to us genetically.

Main body types

The main body types include asthenic (thin-boned), normosthenic (normal-boned) and hypersthenic (broad-boned).

• Women with an asthenic (thin-boned) body type have thin bones, long limbs, thin neck, the muscles are relatively poorly developed. Representatives of this type are usually light in weight, they are energetic and active. Eating plenty of food for quite a long time does not lead them to gain weight, since they spend energy faster than they accumulate. If a woman of this type is not very thin waist and normal, non-narrow hips all seem miniature because of the thin bone.

• The physique of normosthenic women (normal bone type) is distinguished by the proportionality of the main body dimensions, the correct ratio. Most beautiful female figures are found precisely with this body type.

• In representatives of a hypersthenic (big-boned) physique, the transverse dimensions of the body predominate. Their bones are thick and heavy, their shoulders, chest and hips are wide, and their legs are sometimes somewhat short. Women of this type need to remember that they tend to be overweight.
  

You can determine your approximate body type by measuring the circumference of the wrist of your working hand. For normosthenics it is 16-18.5 cm, for asthenics - 16 cm, and for hypersthenics - 18.5 cm.

Quite often there are mixed body types with a predominance of the parameters of the above types.

If we talk about gradations female height, then they are as follows: low height - 150 cm and below, below average height - 151-156 cm, average height - 157-167 cm, high - 168-175 cm, very tall - 176 cm and above.

The truth in last years this gradation needs to be changed taking into account the acceleration of modern youth, therefore normal height can be considered for normal and large-boned people from 166 to 170 cm, and for thin-boned people from 168 to 172 cm.

Correct legs

There are certain proportions between height and leg length. Legs can be considered short if their length is less than half the height. Can be considered proportional figure when the length of the legs is more than half the height. Forfor broad-boned people, preferably by 2-4 cm, for normal-boned people - 4-6 cm, for thin-boned people - 6-9 cm. For example, ifIf you have a normal bone body type with a height of 168 cm, the leg length is 90 cm, then this is ideal.

Leg length should be measured from the protrusion femur, to the floor. In cases where the legs are somewhat shorter than the accepted norm, shoes with heels will help change this ratio, since visually they eliminate the existing imbalance.

The diameter of the leg at the calf, depending on the body type, ranges from 36 to 40 centimeters, at the ankle from 16 to 20 cm. Experts even tried to compile a table of the ideal leg shape depending on the body type.
Here are the approximate parameters: with a height of 156 and a weight of 50 - 55 kg - leg circumference at the hip from 48 to 54 cm, in the calf 31-32 cm, in the ankle 18-20 cm; with a height of 160 and a weight of 55–58 kg, the leg circumference at the thigh is from 50 to 56 cm, in the calf 32–35 cm, in the ankle 19–22 cm; with a height of 167 and a weight of 56-65 kg, the leg circumference at the hip is from 52 to 58 cm, at the calf 33-36 cm, at the ankle 22-23 cm.

And above all, ideal legs should have three gaps between them. To do this, you need to stand in front of a large mirror and put your feet in the position - heels together, toes apart. You should see the first gap under the knees, the second at the ankles, and the third at the top closer to the hips. In other places the legs should converge.

Correct weight

Body weight depends on the body type, height and, very importantly, the age of the person. One option for calculating weight is the Quetelet index. According to this index, for women with a thin-boned body type, it is enough to have 325 g for every centimeter of height, for normal-boned women - 350 and for large-boned women - 375 g. Then the index is multiplied by height, and the weight corresponding to your parameters is obtained.
It must be emphasized that ideal weight women, especially those whose height is below 160 cm, should be 10-15% less than normal. For short women, at least under 20 years of age, it is advisable to weigh 3-5 kg ​​less than normal, i.e. calculated using the Quetelet index.

As mentioned above, body weight also depends on age. The table shows the weight-to-height ratio (weight in g divided by height in cm) for women aged 15 to 40 years.

Age (years)	Body types
	thin-boned	Normoskeletal	Broad-boned
15-18 19-25 26-39	315 325 335	325 345 360	355 370 380

To determine your normal weight, you need to multiply your height in cm by the weight-height coefficient corresponding to your age and body type.

Excess weight can be tracked by measuring the fat fold on the abdominal wall, above the navel, 3 cm from the midline. Its thickness should normally be from 1 to 2 cm.

Hips, waist and chest

Knowing your body circumferences - chest, waist and hips - also helps determine your body type. Suchthe indicator is called “whites”.

Normal whites indicators for young women (18 – 28 years old) with a normosthenic body type can be considered if the circumference chest equal to half the height plus 2-5 cm, for the bust - chest circumference plus 8-10 cm, for the waist - standing height, minus 100, hips should be greater than the waist circumference by about 25-30 cm. For thin-boned women, it can be considered normal if their chest circumference is in the range of 84-86 cm, and their bust is plus 4-6 cm to the indicated figures.
Their waist is usually thin, ranging from 60-64 cm, and their hip circumference is approximately 25-30 cm larger. In women with a broad-boned body type, the chest circumference exceeds half the height by 8-10 cm, chest - by another 8-10 cm. The waist circumference with a height of 166-168 cm is within 70-76 cm, and the hip circumference is larger by the same 25-30 cm.

Devendra Singh, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, came to approximately the same conclusion in the early nineties. Only he calculated the proportion between the hips and waist as a percentage. According to his theory, the ideal proportions are those in which the waist volume is from 60 to 70% of the hip volume.

To do this, you need to divide the waist volume by the hip volume, the resulting coefficient should be from 0.6 to 0.7. By the way, the ideal beauties according to this ratio are the Venus de Milo - 70% and the Nude by Rubens, the same 70%. But among real women, the waist-to-hip ratio is ideal: Marilyn Monroe 0.61 (56/91.5), Brigitte Bardot 0.66 (58.5/89), Demi Moore 0.72 (66/91), Claudia Schiffer 0.67 (62/92), Cindy Crawford 0.69 (58/84), Gisele Bundchen 0.70 (61/86), Kylie Minogue 0.70 (63/89).

Doctors believe that the ratio of waist circumference to hip circumference should not exceed the endocrine balance coefficient, which is 0.85. If your waist does not exceed 85% of your hips, then your figure in perfect order both aesthetically and medical point vision.

Time moves forward, new criteria for assessing the beauty of a female figure appear. The latest analysis of the results of an anthropometric examination of women, carried out in our country at the beginning of 2000, showed significant changes in body proportions. Young women have become more Long hands, legs, higher waistline, more broad shoulders with the same body size, posture improved. So we can conclude that the young and middle generations of women have become taller and slimmer than the previous generation. Well, if your parameters do not match the ideal ones, don’t be upset! Still, the most important thing in a woman is her individuality and, of course, her well-groomed appearance.

Leg shape– features of the shape of the legs and methods of correction.

Types of leg curvature

If a girl has the right leg shape, then she is always on top! There is no need to be embarrassed by the curvature of your legs and hide them under wide trousers. The shape of the curvature can be true or false. True curvature is associated with deformation of the lower leg bones. This is manifested in a violation of the contour of the legs from the perineum to the closed ankles (O-shaped deformity) or the absence of closure of the ankles with closed hips (X-shaped deformity). False deformation is curvature lower limbs legs, in which there is no bone deformation. This curvature is associated with the location of soft tissues.

Causes of irregularly shaped legs

Most people acquired bow legs in adolescence. Most people suffering from this disease believe that they got it from birth. But this opinion is wrong - in fact, such cases are quite rare. In no mature age the bones have not yet fully formed and are subject to deformation. The deformity can be caused by the habit of standing and walking incorrectly, placing weight on one leg. These factors cause flat feet and disturbances in the bone growth zone, which leads to bowed legs. Tight and uncomfortable shoes also play an important role, even in older age.

Often, curvature of the legs is observed in athletes who engage in, for example, ski jumping and other specific sports. There are also observations that people who have a car with an automatic transmission are more susceptible to bowed legs, since they use one leg more than the other while driving.

Among women with true curvature, you can often find owners of X-shaped curvature, and among men - O-shaped curvature of the legs. In India, there is such public transport as a rickshaw. It is a modified bicycle with a platform for passengers. It is believed that people working on such transport are practically not susceptible to bowed legs, since their legs are constantly exposed to physical activity, and the climate allows them to wear light, spacious shoes.

Thus, in order not to acquire curvature of the legs, you need to follow several rules:

• Don't sit on one side of your thigh while placing your legs on the other side. It is also not recommended to sit with your legs crossed or too wide apart.
• You cannot stand with your legs crossed or even on one leg.
• You should not sleep on your stomach or one side all the time.
• You can't walk in high heels for a long time.
• You cannot always carry a bag on one shoulder.

Correcting the shape of your legs at home

You can correct the shape of your legs at home. For each type of curvature, different methods will help.

So, to correct X-shaped curvature of the legs, it is necessary to engage in swimming, running, cycling, horse riding and skiing. You can also do this exercise: sit down completely with your legs crossed and stand up without using your hands. At night, you can tighten both legs in the area of ​​​​the ankles elastic bandage, while placing a hard cushion between your knees.

Correcting an X-shaped curvature of the legs is much more difficult, but still possible. To do this, you need to squat with your legs wide apart. You can also wrap the knees of both legs with an elastic bandage at night, while placing an elastic pad between the ankles. If such a curvature cannot be corrected, then you need to change your gait. When walking, point your toes out to the sides and keep your heels in line. This gait will visually hide the irregular shape of your legs. If you have beautiful shape legs, then it must be supported. To do this you need to do several exercises.

• For 4 minutes, walk alternately on your toes, on your heels, then on your inner and outer heels. external sides feet.
• Swing your legs to the side, back and forward, 20 swings for each leg.
• With your legs crossed, slowly sit on the floor, then stand up. Then cross your legs in reverse. Repeat several times.
• Run slowly on your toes until you feel tired.

Correction of the shape of the legs using surgery

Plastic surgery to correct the shape of the legs is called cruroplasty. This is not the only way to correct the shape of your legs surgically. Curvature of the legs can also be corrected through orthopedic surgery using the Ilizarov apparatus. Cruroplasty is very effective in correcting false curvature, since it is possible to select an individual implant. But such an operation has limited indications. The operation costs from 80 to 200 thousand rubles (2014). The price includes a preliminary consultation and collection of tests, the cost of the implant, anesthesia, the surgeon’s work and hospital stay.

True curvature, as well as some cases of false curvature of the legs, can be effectively corrected by orthopedic surgery. False curvature is treated in this way in short patients with large legs. This operation is performed using the Ilizarov apparatus. This is a special device that affects the bone structure. During the operation, the bone is cut and its parts are fixed with a device. Gradually the bones grow together in the desired position. You need to wear the device about three months, and after the first 3-4 weeks the patient can already move independently. The cost of this operation is from 40 to 100 thousand rubles. The price includes collection of tests, preliminary consultation, anesthesia, surgeon’s work, installation and removal of the device, rehabilitation procedures and hospitalization.

The final cost of the operation depends on the degree of curvature of the legs, the location of the medical center, the chosen technique, the qualifications of the specialist and other factors.

Thus, feet need to be protected from a young age. Then the risk of such problems is reduced. If you are faced with this problem, then you should not despair, because there are ways to correct the curvature of your legs and bring them into the correct shape.

IDEAL LEGS – WHAT ARE THEY?

According to the canons of female beauty, preserved from antiquity, ideally the circumference of the lower leg should be equal to the circumference of the neck, and the circumference of the thigh should be one and a half circumference of the lower leg.

But real experts in the beauty of women’s legs believe that there are few ideal proportions of the figure and legs: the legs themselves must have the correct shape (the presence of four “windows”) and correspond to 13 parameters. I wonder how many women there are who have ideal legs from this point of view? Hardly. But if you want to test your legs for “perfect perfection”, go ahead!

First of all – “windows”. Place your feet together, they will touch in several places, leaving gaps (“windows”). The correct gaps are between the foot and ankle, above the ankle, below the knee, above the knee at the bottom of the thigh (the latter is the narrowest).

Now sit in front of the mirror with a measuring tape, measure and compare whether your legs meet the 13 standard parameters.

Examine the front of the knee in a slightly bent state in the mirror. If it is shaped like a baby's face with bangs, cheeks, dimples for the eyes and chin, consider the first test passed.
Measure the circumference of the place where the knee meets the shin; it should be equal to the ankle or slightly thicker.
A thin, but not skinny (when all tendons are visible) ankle is considered ideal. To evaluate it, look at your ankle in the mirror from all angles.
Look at the side of your knee to see if there are any protruding parts. They shouldn't exist.
Do you have a dimple on the back of your knee? It must be. By the way, many men consider this place not female body especially touching.
Assess the condition of the muscles in the calves to see if they interfere with the overall shape of the leg. Neither flabby nor too much developed muscles cannot be considered ideal.
The view of the leg from behind is also very important (men love to look after you). The main thing here is the condition of the Achilles tendon (located where the shin meets the heel). It should be thin and have equal indentations on both sides.
The ideal heel is rounded, not flattened, and slightly protruding. We hope yours is like this.
Closer to the groin, the thigh should thin out quite a bit. You can only see this by standing in front of a mirror and putting your feet together.
Visually divide the thigh from the knee to the groin into three equal parts. The widest part of the thigh is located at the beginning of the upper third.
Examine the thigh in profile; if it is ideal, it protrudes slightly forward, gradually deepening towards the knee. In general, the shape of the thigh should resemble a spindle: narrower at the groin and knee, and wider in the middle.
measure the distance from the top of your leg to your foot. The knee should be positioned exactly in the middle, at the same distance from the top of the thigh and from the foot.
An ideal foot is distinguished by a concave, elongated, thin foot, in which the toes lie side by side freely, they are not twisted or deformed by shoes.
Ideal legs should be in harmony with your figure.

For young women of normal build, the criteria for an ideal combination are as follows:

Height Weight Leg length Thigh circumference Shin circumference
161-165 cm 54-55 kg 84-86 cm 56-57 cm 34-35 cm
166-170 cm 55-56 kg 90-92 cm 57-58 cm 35-36 cm
171-175 cm 60-61 kg 91-94 cm 58-59 cm 37-38 cm

Only a few women can boast of an ideal combination of all the above parameters. For most, there is a “lighter” option for the correct ratio of height and leg length, thanks to which the body looks harmonious and beautiful. In this case, the difference between the length of the legs and half the height for large-boned women should be 2 cm or more, for women of normal build - 4 cm or more, and for thin-boned women - 6 cm or more.

But what if your legs don’t meet all these requirements? Love them as they are. The main thing is that you and the men around you like them. In the end, both the legs and the figure of each woman are as unique as fingerprints or the retina of the eyes: there are no identical ones, and this uniqueness has its own zest, which must be taken into account.

An example is Tina Turner, who, with a height of 160 cm, physically cannot have long legs, but they are slender and fit, she is not afraid, despite her age, to perform in short dresses, and she insured her legs for eight million dollars!

Ideal leg shape

Let us immediately emphasize that ideal leg shape does not exist, just as the ideal does not exist at all. And for every pair of legs there will definitely be a connoisseur for whom your “stilts” will be ideal. But this does not mean that women have nothing to strive for. Harmful scientists have finally come up with a formula for perfect legs so that ladies don’t relax. Here's what the researchers say female legs:

Ideal female legs, parameters

Beautiful leg length should be no less than half the height. Ideal leg length makes up 51-55% of the body depending on the size of the bones:
- For broad bone- 51-53% or plus 2-4 cm to half the height,
- normal bone-52-54% or plus 4-6 cm to half height,
- for thin-boned women - 53-55% or plus 6-9 cm to half the height

Hip and ankle circumference should also be harmoniously combined. With a height of 161-167 cm, the volume of the hips and ankles should be approximately 56 cm and 34 cm, respectively, with a height of 168-174 cm - 57 cm and 35 cm, with a height of 175-180 cm - 58 cm and 37 cm.

Ideally slender legs are considered if you can visually draw a straight line from the top of the thigh through the middle of the knee and to the ankle (see picture).

But the legs will not be considered ideal if they are as straight as a stick. There must be a slight curvature, which has its own rules - five points of convergence of the legs (in figure X) and four points of divergence (in figure O)

Five prohibitions on the way to beautiful legs

Taboo 1: You cannot sit on one side of your thigh with your legs on the other side, sit with your legs wide apart or with your legs crossed.
Taboo 2: standing on one leg or standing with crossed legs.
Taboo 3: Always sleep on your stomach or side.
Taboo 4: long walk