How to understand long legs or not. How to measure the length of the legs

Even with one growth, women can look absolutely different. It depends on the ability to choose the right clothes. For this you need to know not only your parameters, but also the length of your legs.

   The length of the legs will allow you to purchase clothes in an online store without having lost the size. Remember, you need to measure both legs, since in most cases one leg can be several millimeters shorter than the other. In this case, align the legs with special insoles. If the difference is more than 1.5 cm, then you should contact a traumatologist or a vertebrologist who will advise what to do so that there are no problems with the back. To measure the feet should take a centimeter and undress to the underwear. You can leave yourself tight-fitting pants or pantyhose. Measure should be made from the projected femur to the floor. If the result is more than 6 cm, than half your height, then you are the owner of long legs. In the case of a difference of only 2-3 cm, it is recommended to wear heels to make the figure proportional. In some cases, if the posture is violated, shoes must be sewn on request. The master will make different shoes that will help to correct the figure and make the back even.

   Measurements can be performed independently. Become a heel per centimeter and pull the tape. Lean it against the femur and determine the length, do the same with the other leg. More accurate measurements are obtained, which are carried out together.

   If you decide to buy jeans in an online store, you need to know the length of the legs. Pay attention to the planting of the product. You can extend your legs with pants with an overstated waist. If you have a wide waist, refrain from purchasing such clothes or wear such jeans with a loose jacket. Long-legged girls, whose legs are 7-9 cm longer than half the height, can afford to wear any clothes.

If you have short legs, that is, the length from the femur to the heel is only 2 cm longer than half the height, refrain from buying short pants and shorts below the knee. Such clothing visually makes the legs even shorter. If you want to lengthen them a little, then try to wear shoes with heels. Jeans and trousers should be 2-3 cm longer than the exact length of your legs. This will put on this outfit for any shoes. When ordering clothes in an online store, pay attention to its cut. If you have very fluffy thighs, do not buy pants with a low waist, they increase the buttocks, and the figure will appear disproportionate.

   Do you want to seem taller? In this case, do not wear a dress with a low waist. Get a dress with a skirt from the chest. Girls with a long body are very skirts-sun and flared clothes. Despite the small length of the legs, you will like dresses in the floor and maxi skirts. It is desirable to choose an outfit asymmetric cut with a bottom of different lengths. Very beautifully on girls with short legs looks skirt-bell, short in front and long behind.

Do not be upset if the length of the legs does not exceed half your height. Cleverly picking up clothes, you will be able to hide this defect.

To date, the length of the legs is one of the defining parameters of female beauty. Happy owners of shapely and long legs walk proudly through the streets of the city, endowing with condescending glances of their competitors, whom nature endowed less generously. And many girls are very upset because of their short stature, feeling, against their background, almost short-legs. Is it really the length of their legs that is far from ideal? And what feet are really worthy of being called long? Let's try to figure it out.

Why is it long?

Length of legs  - the concept is quite subjective, since it directly depends on growth. Therefore, it is necessary to count not only the length of the legs, but also their ratio to the overall growth, and in addition to take into account the physique of the person. So, for example, about a person of medium height with a normal complexion, we can say that he is the owner of proportional legs, if their length is 4 cm more than half of his total height. But this indicator will be lower for people with lush forms - exceeding the length by 2 cm, and higher for thin - 6 cm from the length or more. This proves once again that the ideal length of legs can be calculated only after detailed measurements, taking into account the physique of a person and his growth.

Length of legs: measure correctly

For the most accurate determination of the length of the legs, you will need: a full-length mirror, a measuring tape, a small weight and a piece of scotch tape.

And now in stages:

1. Before you start measuring the length of your legs, take off your clothes and shoes, straighten up. You must stay barefoot, and your feet should stand flat on the floor as much as possible. All this is necessary to obtain reliable results.
2. Measure the length of your legs from the side, on their outer sides - from the floor and to the protruding part on the thigh - the bony bone located at the center of the hip joint. If you did not manage to find the given bone, then in the calculation you can orientate approximately to the middle of the pelvis.
3. Using tape, attach a small weight to the zero mark of the measuring tape, and then attach it with the other end to the bony leg and let it go. You can do without a weight if you have an assistant who can fix a centimeter tape at the floor level and tell you the result.
4. When the weight drops to the floor, pull the centimeter up, while trying not to deviate to the sides and do not bend. The centimeter should stretch along the entire length, and its beginning with a weight should remain on the floor. After that, grasp the measuring tape with your fingers on the protruding part of the vertex bone (or at the center of the hip joint).

The division you get will match the length of your legs

Now you can estimate how proportional your figure is:

• If your leg length exceeds half your height by 6 cm or more, then you can be congratulated - you are the owner of long legs.
• If the excess is 4 to 6 cm, then the length of your legs is normal.
• Well, if this figure is less than 4 cm - do not worry, legs are always very simply visually lengthened with heels.

Slender beautiful legs are one of the main "sights" of any woman, to whom certainly immediately pay close attention to representatives of the opposite sex. But it is not enough to have long legs. They still need to be skillfully emphasized with clothing. Why do some girls with the same growth look completely different? How to measure the length of the legs? What makes it seem low that they have short legs? Why do you need to measure more than one leg, and both? The answers to these and some other questions you will learn from this article.

Why know the length of the legs?
So, why do you need to know the length of your legs? First of all, in order to choose the right clothes in the store. Remember that when buying jeans, they should be 2 cm longer than your legs. The rule is suitable for men and for women. Additional centimeters compensate for the height of the sole of the shoe, and women will be able to wear such pants with both flat soles and heels.

Secondly, if a girl knows the length of her legs, she can calm herself by recognizing that she has long legs, or whether she can definitely determine that only heels can give her figure the necessary centimeters.

Thirdly, if the left and right legs differ in length, then this can affect the spine and gait in general. Because of this, you may need to wear special insoles or, in extreme cases, you will be shown a special operation.

In order to accurately and correctly measure the length of the legs, you will need a measuring tape and assistant. Undress until underwear or wear tight clothing. The length of the legs should be determined from the protruding part of the hip bone to the floor, so stand on a flat surface. If you do not have the opportunity to ask someone for help, then for the convenience of the measuring tape should come, to ensure the necessary tension and take the reading as accurately as possible, or take a measuring tape that is used for construction purposes.

Evaluation of the result
So, here you got the cherished figure. Now you can find out if your figure is proportional. Divide your height by two and compare with the length of your legs. If the length of the legs exceeds this value by 6 cm or more, then you are the owner of long legs. From 4 to 6 - medium, less than 4 cm - short. In the latter case, you really should add "additional centimeters" to your legs with heels.

You should also know that a complexion can affect the overall perception of your figure. At full people the difference in 2-3 centimeters visually does legs long, and for thin girls  this difference should be at least 6-7 centimeters.

What if the legs are different in length?
Always measure both feet, not just one. It may happen that the left and right legs differ in length. If it's only 1-1.5 centimeters, then you should not have any special discomfort. With a difference of more than 2 centimeters, you may experience scoliosis. Consult a doctor - he will help accurately measure the length of the legs, determine the difference and advise what you do. Often, the usual orthopedic insoles (make to order), which, however, are not suitable for any footwear, often need to do 2-3 pairs, so you do not have to change them when changing shoes.

As you can see, measuring the length of the legs is easy. Now you can find out exactly which legs you have - long or short, how long the trousers should be and in which case you should consult your doctor. Since the length of the legs is a subjective concept, only their correct measurement will help you to understand which legs you have.