Thigh gap.

CaliforniaBarbie

cafeaulait7

^ That post above is interesting. On a lot of skinny models, I know my thoughts were that it looks like they have eaten away their inner thigh muscles. Apparently they have!

I think they can look great if the person still has the proper muscles in their inner thighs, lol. But missing muscles is not a good look, no.

NavyKnightAh13

My legs will always rub together no matter what. Though my legs are now tinier then what they once were.

I don't really care to have a gap. Now my knees though, I would love to have that fat gone along with my belly, but to each their own.

mmipanda

i really hate that this is a new goal for women. its ridiculous and just hearing the phrase makes me cranky.

primal_cupcakes

Thigh gap obsession makes me sad. Fitness and health is not a fight against your body, it's a celebration of it. What can you do today that you couldn't do last month or last year? Can you run farther? Lift more? Do you have more energy to play with your kids than you used to? Do you have more confidence as you see yourself setting and reaching your goals?

I really believe that taking good care of yourself and making good choices has the power to transform your life. But wasting your time focusing on something as fleeting and inconsequential as the fleeting thigh gap, something you can document on Instagram, will derail your efforts.

Honor your body, don't fight it. It reminds me of when I used to practice Ashtanga yoga on the regular. With Ashtanga, you aren't technically supposed to move to the next pose until you've mastered the current one you're working on. There was a particularly challenging bind that involves wrapping your arms backwards around your leg, which is in half-lotus. I tried to bind in this pose every day, laughed at myself when I couldn't do it and moved onto the next pose. There was this one healthy fit guy with SHORT ARMS relative to the rest of his body. Every day he just pushed and pushed to make this bind, but his anatomy wouldn't allow it. He ended up dislocating his shoulder just trying to touch his fingers together because he couldn't let it go. Don't be that guy. Let it go.

pcastagner

Who cares?

Just do squats and everyone is too busy watching your *kitten* move to think about thigh gaps.

bananabw

I am currently 238 lbs and my thighs just barely started to touch. I have a big upper body and chicken legs, and can't understand wanting a thigh gap! I do squats to gain thighs. It is just genetic, and it doesn't mean anything. I have been called a potato with toothpicks sticking out, I get asked when I'm due because my legs are so skinny there's no way I could just be fat, etc. People say well at least you have good legs... what good is that if they look like they don't belong on your body? Lol. Anyway, I guess my point is that it's no indication of fitness. Once I lose 10 lbs I'll have my thigh gap back and still have 50+lbs to lose.

_jordy_

I don't have a 'thigh gap', but my legs don't rub together when I'm walking. And I like that. Since I've been working out I have a bit of space, but I would never consider it a noticeable gap. Also from the back having that little bit of space makes me *kitten* look great. Love it.

iNkedFiTmama

i have no opinion ..some chicks have em some don't ..just like any other feature. I don't think striving for a thigh gap is necessarily the best thing to do but to each their own .

pkw58

I think non of my teenage friends in the 70's wanted to be "bowl legged" ... I don't stare at others inner thighs.... as long as my thighs continue to fit my new jeans, I don't care if they touch or not. When I walk or work out I always have long stuff on that covers them anyway.

Seriously? I am more concerned with getting everything firmed up and for my body to stop moving when I do.

So, OP - not concerned about Thigh Gaps.

arl1286

I have never seen a girl with a "thigh gap" and thought it was attractive. I don't say that as someone who is bitter because it isn't attainable-- I'm 5'10 and 145 pounds. I just find full, muscular legs to be a lot more attractive.

etoiles_argentees

Thigh gap again... If you don't already have one hidden under body fat you might never see one. With pregnancy a wider pelvis might slightly increase your Q angle, but other than that there's not much you can do to change your skeletal structure. Besides, the larger the Q angle the more prone you are to knee pain, ACL tears, pronated ankles, fallen arches and so on. A narrower angle can be a great advantage in athletic performance. *editing to add it's also your femoral neck angle...