World class model Adriana Sklenarikova has them. The length of her legs is 121.5 cm. Almost as tall as a person... But the beauty of her legs is not only their length (legs can be crooked and too thin or, conversely, thick). The beauty of legs is also their proportions relative to the whole body.

Features of the legs of women around the world

For women different nationalities characterized by different leg lengths. For example, African women tend to have longer legs than European women (in general). The legs of African women are not only long, but also slender - they have a special shape of calves, long rounded hips and graceful ankles. Then there are the Mediterranean women with shorter, but stronger and more sculpted legs. The legs are shorter oriental women, but for them this is not such a big problem, since their feet are strong, and their legs can be hidden under long clothes.

Leg length and character

Scientists have discovered a pattern between leg length and character. And this is what it turned out to be: women whom nature has gifted long legs, are sophisticated and dreamy, while women with short legs are more down-to-earth and practical, but can often change their point of view.

Walking style and character

Scientists can determine a woman's character by the way she walks. What are these patterns?

• If a woman walks with her socks inside, she is a shy woman; it is not easy for her to make acquaintances, communicate, and new people.
• If a woman’s shoe sole and heel are equally worn, it means that you have a good mother, faithful wife with an excellent, even, stable character.
• If the sole is worn out inside, it means that in front of us is a woman with a rich inner world, but accustomed to relying only on herself, she is not inclined to turn to anyone for help.
• If the sole is worn down along the outer edge, it means that the owner of the shoe is a powerful lady who decides everything using strong-willed methods.

Leg beauty parameters

If a girl’s legs are slender and beautiful, proportional, then in a standing position with her legs closed, there should be 4 so-called windows between them. That is, clearance. They are formed when the legs close between the ankle and foot, in the area above the ankle, as well as above and below the knees. The narrowest window is the one located at the very top.

Knee Beauty Options

The knee is not a decisive, but very important factor in the beauty of the legs. A kneecap is considered beautiful if it has the shape of a baby's face - chubby, with cheeks. On the beautiful kneecap there should also be visible holes as if for the eyes and for the chin.

• The joint under the knee on a beautiful leg should be equal in thickness to the ankle.
• There should be no sharp or protruding areas on the knee. The ideal knee is a round knee.
• The dimple behind the knees is one of the sexiest parts of the body. It is believed that a dimple under the knees is a sign of a sensual and erotic woman.
• The knee of a beautiful leg divides the leg exactly in the middle, the lower and upper parts should be the same. Then a woman's leg is considered beautiful.

Leg relief

• If the calf muscles of the leg are too pumped up, then the relief of the leg can be spoiled - its parts become disproportionate.
• The ankle of a beautiful leg is thin, but not too thin - then the leg is considered perfection.
• The leg in the area of ​​the Achilles tendon should have small notches that are parallel to each other. The tendon itself is considered beautiful if it is thin.
• The heel is considered beautiful if it is round and plump. It should not have a hard or rough crust.
• The thigh is considered beautiful if it becomes thinner as it goes up. It should also be convex in the front, its uppermost third should be the widest. The beautiful hip tapers down towards the knee.
• The foot of a beautiful foot is long, thin, with a low instep, and has thin and flexible toes without curvature.

Proportions of beautiful legs

The height of a woman and the length of her legs should be proportional - then they are considered beautiful. How to define this in numbers?

1. The first and main digital ideal of beautiful legs is that their length minus half of the total height is equal to two centimeters (for women with wide bones).
2. The length of the legs minus half of the total height for women with normal bone width is 4 centimeters.
3. Leg length minus half of the total height for women with thin bones - from 6 centimeters.

How to measure leg length correctly?

You need to measure their length with a centimeter from the tubercle, which is visible on the femur, to the foot. The length of the legs has been measured since the time when a person received an idea of ​​\u200b\u200bnumbers, and then we started talking about the proportions of the legs in relation to the body, and the proportion of the body itself. These proportions were thoroughly clarified by Polyclitus, ancient Greek, in the 5th century BC.

Body proportions

They have not changed to this day. The waist volume in a harmoniously built body should be twice the volume of the neck. As for the lower leg, its volume should be the same as the volume of the neck. The circumference of the thigh in a harmonious body is one and a half times the volume of the lower leg. The distance from the waist to the heels should be 3:2.

Normal body type

1. Height – 161-165 centimeters, weight – 55 kg, leg length with this build is 84-86 centimeters
2. Height – 166-170 centimeters, weight – 55-56 kilograms, leg length – 90-92 centimeters
3. Height – 171-75 centimeters, weight 60-61 kilograms, leg length – 91-94 centimeters

Of course, it's not enough for a woman beautiful legs- Gait is also important. From this slender legs win even more. Therefore, if the beauty of legs is not given by nature, then it is worth working on your gait, and a woman will be able to change her perception of herself only for the better.

Nowadays loyalty reigns in the world, which means that it seems to have become easier to put up with the imperfections of your body, in particular your legs. The more paradoxical the situation is that the disease called “I don’t like myself” overcomes even men who easily pick up all women’s diseases and fears. Here it is - the result of the unobtrusive (is it?) imposition of images and our stereotypical thinking.

Despite the fact that the world is no longer interested in everything ideal, the standards of beauty are blurred, there are parameters verified by scientists regarding the proportions of the legs.

What leg parameters are considered the standard?

Girls' beautiful legs are theirs powerful weapon in the struggle to win men's hearts. Nevertheless, the issue of beauty is purely individual, and there is no objectively ideal shape of legs, since there is no arguing about tastes.

According to scientists, the length of the legs should be slightly more than half the height and be about 51-55% of the body length. A straight line can be drawn through the top of the thigh and the middle of the knee to the ankle, but at the same time the legs should not be like sticks; some curvature must be present.

Let's look at a few features of the legs:

1. Let's imagine that your legs are a four-story house. And there should be one “window” on each floor. The ideal leg shape for women includes four openings: at the top of the thighs, above the knees (the narrowest), below the knees and above the ankles.
2. "Baby face" on your knees. Like this? Stand in front of a mirror, bend your leg. If ideal legs smile from the knees with a “baby face”: eyes, cheeks, hairs on the bangs will be visually identified, then your knees are responding. Did you smile back at her?
3. A little more about knees - what could be more charming? Ideally, they are graceful, toned, no “bags” of skin under and above them, as well as “razor-sharp” endings. Stand in front of the mirror and evaluate yourself strictly.
4. At the back under the knee there is a very delicate depression - a subject of special male admiration.
5. The knees divide the ideal legs exactly in half.
6. Is the circumference under the knee slightly larger than the circumference of the ankle or are they equal? Another point of ideal legs has been met.
7. An important criterion for female beauty is the ankle. Ideally, it is not too sinewy, but the tendons should be visible.
8. The Achilles tendon should look graceful, thin, sculpted, with small indentations on both sides!
9. The beautiful legs of girls end with a charming heel, which should protrude slightly forward under the Achilles tendon, have a rounded shape, be clean, pink, well-groomed and not look flattened.

Beauty in numbers

The circumference of the thigh, shin and ankle should be proportional depending on your height. Measurements must be taken standing. If you are between 174 and 180 cm tall, your thigh, shin and ankle circumferences should be approximately 58 cm, 37 cm and 20 cm respectively. With a height of 168-173 cm, the hip circumference should be on average 53.5 cm, shin - 34 cm, ankle - 19.5 cm. If the height is from 160 to 167 cm, then the norm for the hips will be 50 cm, for the shin - 33 cm, for the ankle - 19 cm.

What not to do if you want to have beautiful legs

If you want to have slender legs, in pursuit of the ideal, take care not to harm yourself. It is forbidden:

• sitting on one side of the thigh with your legs facing the other way, this can gradually disrupt the proportion of ideal legs;
• sit with legs wide apart;
• sit cross-legged;
• when standing, lean on one leg;
• stand cross-legged;
• regularly sleep on your stomach or side;
• carry a bag on the same shoulder;
• always wear heels.

A few tricks for being more slim

Every day, walk a few steps, first on your heels, then on your toes, then on your outer feet, and then on your toes. inner sides stop, and in that order.

Make it a habit to start every morning with a gentle stretching of your legs without getting out of bed.

If your job is sitting position, most likely, excess fat (or water) will be deposited on your legs. Drink more water and do not eat a lot of smoked and salty foods.

When you work while sitting for a long time, try to sit on the edge of a chair, this way you will ensure tension in the muscles of your legs and will work them unnoticed.

If you are at home, do not wear synthetic socks and tights - they have a harmful effect on your feet.

Your slippers should belong only to you, do not give them to anyone for hygiene reasons.

“The one who walks will master the road!” You should try to walk 10 thousand steps every day, so it’s better once again save on the bus and walk.

Regular foot massage improves blood circulation and prevents the formation of fat deposits. Stretch your thighs when you sit, for example, in the office - no one will see this.

Eat more fresh vegetables, in particular white cabbage. Don't eat at night.

Forming perfect legs

Why do we look at dancers and ballerinas and admire their legs? They are flexible, and the solution to the question of how to make ideal legs should begin with the formation of joint flexibility.

“Hard” hips are the key to your clumsiness and awkward gait, so your hips need to be stretched and “opened.” Some useful exercises:

1. Tilts. Legs “cigarette” on the same line, the toes of the left foot rest against the heel of the right. Bend forward, then switch legs. Until unpleasant sensations appear, we do it.
2. Hip stretch. The more unpleasant the exercise, the more effective. Sitting on the floor, at a distance of 30 cm from you, cross your legs, just your feet. Keeping your back straight, bend forward (towards your feet). We complicate the exercises: we place one foot on the other, and bend forward. To make it even more difficult: bring your heels together. We press on our knees with our hands and bend forward. This way you stretch the muscles of the inner thigh.
3. Exercise "swastika". Difficult, uncomfortable exercise, but we remember inverse relationship convenience and efficiency. The result is only possible if you overcome the pain. The exercise helps shape perfect legs by stretching the outer thighs and helps get rid of cellulite. Until you get tired of it, you can do it. On the floor, we form “half a swastika” from the legs bent at 90 degrees at the knees: one - in front, the second - on the side, the legs lie completely on the floor, including the knees and buttocks. The exercise is difficult for unprepared people, since “stiff” hips are difficult to “open”. We sit on our buttocks, our back is straight, and we bend forward, backward, and to the sides until we get tired of it.

Not bad gymnastics

The complex must be performed with tense leg muscles, without relaxing them:

1. We lie on our back, legs at right angles to the body, arms along the body. We pull our socks up. Tightening the muscles, bend the right leg, straighten it and repeat with the other leg. We do it for five minutes without stopping.
2. The position is the same as in the first stage, only the left leg is bent. The muscles of the right leg are tense, toe up. We bend the right leg, the foot is straight, while the left leg is extended upward, the heel is parallel to the ceiling. Repeat with different legs in the same rhythm for 5 minutes. We don’t stop, we endure and we do it, it’s impossible to get perfect legs right away, you need systematic training.
3. Socks point up. Place the right heel in front of the left leg. We turn the left heel forward, legs straight, muscles tense. We return the legs to the starting position and repeat the heel turn, now with the right leg. With the right heel we press on the left leg that resists the pressure. Next, we lower our legs and bend them at the knees, crossing the ankles, the right leg is above the left. Repeat with the other leg.

Traditionally, the length of the lower limbs is associated with height, but this is not entirely true, since tall people all limbs are long. When measuring the length of your legs, you need to focus on the ratio of height and length of the legs themselves. You need to measure the length of your legs using a measuring tape and a mirror.

To correctly measure the length of your legs without outside help, undress down to your underwear, take a measuring tape and measure the length of your leg from the side. Start measuring from the point where the femur joins the pelvis (approximately from the middle of the pelvis) to the heel.

Normally, this length should exceed half of the total height by 4–6 centimeters; if the difference is more than 6 centimeters, then the legs can be called really long, but if it’s only 2 to 4 centimeters, then it’s not very long.

A more accurate and correct result of measuring leg length can be obtained with the participation of an assistant. Take an upright position, distribute your body weight evenly on your legs and keep your back as straight as possible.

The position of the body will not have a special impact on the result, but a hunched back can steal a few centimeters from it. Changing body position during the process is also not recommended.

Body parameters: measuring correctly

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Have an assistant measure the length of your legs with a measuring tape, placing the tape at the protruding tubercle of your femur, which is located opposite your hip joint. The end of the tape is applied to the heel (the leg is strictly vertical). To make the result more objective, measure the length of both legs.

Ideal ratio of height and leg length

With a height of 161 to 167 cm, the ideal leg length is 84–89 cm. With a height of 168 to 174 cm, the ideal length is 90–94 cm. With a height of 175 to 180 cm, the ideal length is 95–100 cm.

So, with the right physique, the length female legs should be a little more than half the height. In the case of an ideal ratio, a man should have a leg length that matches the length of his torso.

Beautiful legs are the basis of female beauty. They attract the attention of men and make women jealous. What should ideal female legs be like?

There are a number of parameters by which you can determine whether you have ideal legs.

Correct leg length

The ideal leg length depends on:

• wide bone – legs are 2–4 centimeters longer than half the height (51–53% of height);
• normal bone - the length of the legs is equal to half the height and another 4–6 centimeters on top (52–54% of the height);
• thin bone - legs should be equal to half the height and another 6–9 centimeters (53–55% of height).

Remember that leg length is measured from the protrusion of the thigh bone to the floor.

Rule of four gaps

Ideal straight legs should have a certain beautiful curve. To understand how your legs fit ideal parameters, stand straight in front of the mirror and bring your legs together.

Regularly shaped legs form 4 “windows” - between the feet and ankles, under the knees, between the knees and hips, between the groin and thighs. The last window (above the knee at the bottom of the thigh) should be the narrowest.

Leg shapes (from left to right):
1 - “ideal” leg shape;
2 - true O-shaped curvature (non-closing knees);
3 - true X-shaped curvature (non-closure of the ankles);
4 - false curvature (non-closure of the soft tissues of the upper third of the legs);
5 - a combination of true O-shaped curvature with a lack of soft tissues of the upper third of the legs.

Correct hip width

Hip circumference is also an important parameter for ideal legs. So,

• with a height of 161–165 centimeters, the correct hip circumference is 53–54 centimeters;
• with a height of 166–170, the thigh circumference is 55–57 centimeters;
• with a height of 171–175, the thigh circumference should be 57–58 centimeters.

I would like to clarify that the girth width of one hip is indicated, and 55 cm is not so small, so Thin legs does not equal beautiful perfect legs.

Beautiful calves

The calves should be round and firm and fit harmoniously into the silhouette of the leg. No pumping or flabbyness. Be careful with heels. Constantly wearing high-heeled shoes can cause the calf muscles to become shorter and more masculine over time.

Attractive knees

Knees can be both a decoration of the legs and their main problem. Good knees are small, rounded, neat, without strange protrusions on the sides or fat pads above them. In addition, the knee should be at the same distance from the top and bottom of the leg, that is, halfway between top part hips and feet.

Pay attention to the circumference of the leg under the knee: it should be equal to the circumference of the ankle or be slightly larger.

Unfortunately, knees are what reveal a woman’s age. No wonder Hollywood stars start doing plastic surgery specifically on the knees to return them to an elegant and correct shape.

Thin ankles

A beautiful ankle should be thin (but not skinny), graceful and sculpted. By the way, the shape of the Achilles tendon is also important (located where the heel meets the shin): ideally it has a small thickness and regular indentations on both sides.

Beautiful thigh

It is believed that the ideal hip is like a spindle: slightly narrowed at the top and bottom, and slightly widened in the middle. In addition, if you mentally divide the thigh into three equal parts, then the widest part should be in the upper third.

Smooth feet, neat heels and toes

The ideal leg has a concave, elongated and thin foot. The toes are not crooked by low-quality shoes and lie freely, one next to the other. The heel is rounded and slightly protruding from under the Achilles tendon.

Healthy feet

Beautiful legs are, first of all, healthy legs. Spider veins, blue-violet mesh will spoil appearance even the most slender and harmonious legs. Therefore, ideal legs should have smooth and healthy skin without aesthetic or medical defects.

Do you have perfect legs?

IDEAL BODY PROPORTIONS

Many, echoing the genius of Russian literature, exclaim with slight mischief: “In Russia you are unlikely to find two pairs of slender female legs...”. Pushkin was lying - there are a lot of slender women’s legs and plenty of beautiful ones too, but their owners are not always satisfied with what they see in the mirror. After all, as they say, there is no limit to perfection. Modern girls are ready to do a lot to ensure that their legs are close to ideal. What are ideal legs like? The concept of “ideality” is ambiguous and depends on the era, social environment, religion, culture, way of life, heredity, and even the territory in which we live. The desire for the beauty of humanity is eternal and unfading. People began searching for “ideal body proportions” back in ancient times.

KRUROPLASTY PHOTO

PERFECT LEGS

Today, for men the golden ratio is 1.68, and for women 1.62.

The closest to this value in the studies of traumatologist and orthopedist Marker N.A. (2009) there were representatives of the Negroid race - 1.63 ± 0.023 and Caucasian races - 1.59 ± 0.006. Representatives of the Asian race, in order to visually more closely match these “ideal” proportions, need to either wear high-heeled shoes or “increase their height” in other ways.

Returning to the ideal proportions of the legs, you can pay attention to the research of Howard, who in his work described the “ideal” ratio of the length of the legs and shins based on the research of Leonardo da Vinci and the “golden ratio”. The author confirmed that the value 1.618 was ideal for the length calf muscle and a value of 1 corresponded to the distance between the ankle and the lower border of the muscle and, respectively, between the knee and the middle of the gastrocnemius muscle.

Further, L. Slazay, in his search, came to the conclusion that in women with a normosthenic physique, a shin circumference from 33 to 36 cm looks more attractive, and an increase or decrease in these parameters will look less aesthetic. In this case, the thigh circumference should be one and a half times larger than the shin circumference.

And yet, modeling ordinary person, we most likely do not take a ruler and a calculator in order to calculate the golden proportions. We simply intuitively sense these forms, because the forms of a human being come across our eyes more often than anything else...

Spanish plastic surgeon Martin M.D. in his article on complex liposuction of the lower extremities (2001), he writes that beauty is based on the difference in the ratio of one area to another. An isolated assessment of a single part of the body is not sufficient to provide an idea of ​​the harmony of the body as a whole, and an isolated correction of one area can introduce disharmony into the appearance as a whole.

He describes the structural features and aesthetic criteria of ideal female legs.

“The lower limb in women is widest in the area of ​​the trochanters, then it gradually narrows at the thigh to the knee, widens somewhat in the upper third of the calf and is very thin in the ankle area. Women's femurs tend to slope more inward than men's. The profile of the thigh should protrude slightly forward and gradually deepen towards the knee. It should be shaped like a spindle. The area under the knee should be as thin as the ankle, there should be no protruding parts on the side of the knee, with reverse side the knee must have a depression (hole).”

In his article, Martin also describes the most typical fat traps in women: the area of ​​the sacrum, flanks, “breeches,” the front, inner surface of the upper third of the thigh and knees. The author calls all these areas “curse” female figure" And he mentions that we should not forget about fatty deposits that distort the shape of the lower leg itself, distributed over the outer surface in the upper third of the legs and the ankle area along the inner and outer surfaces.

Based on these criteria, Martin performs contour correction of the shape of the lower limb as a whole using complex liposuction.

The photograph shows an example demonstrating the formation of ideal leg contours after complex liposuction.

In popular literature you can find the following definition of “ideal legs”: “ideal legs” placed together will touch each other in certain places and thereby form four “French windows” - above the ankle, below the knee, above the knee, in the middle of the thigh , and in the proximal part of the thigh. The last “window” should be the narrowest.

And also the following

CRITERIA FOR IDEAL LEGS

Let’s not forget that fashion, which dictates its own standards that differ radically in different eras, has a very great influence on ideas about beauty and the ideal figure. The standards of female beauty have changed and continue to change over time - this can be seen in the paintings of artists from different eras. Because they always admired harmony female body, now we have the opportunity to compare their ideals with the ideas of beauty of our time. In the works of Rubens, Botticelli, Titian, Monet, Renoir, Kustodiev, etc.

Sandro Botticelli - “The Birth of Venus”, Titian - “Venus of Urbino”

As the century changes, so do the standards - a galaxy of Hollywood beauties: Sophia Loren, Catherine Deneuve, Marilyn Monroe, etc. - these are the “ideals” for millions of people in the mid-20th century.

If in the sixties the beauty industry placed the image of femininity and natural beauty on a pedestal, no one paid attention to minor flaws in the figure (protruding tummy, large hips, etc.).

Today the fashion industry has dramatically “stepped” far forward. The models are slender, anorexic, their hair is long, their shape is the established “model” - 90x60x90.

Osteoplastic surgeries) that will help make your legs the most beautiful - long, straight, regular in shape - ideal. And, most importantly, they will certainly meet modern world beauty standards.