Capri pants bare scourge of summer: ‘cankles’ (Oh, joy. “Cankle Awareness Month”)

MSNBC ^ | 7/01/09 | Jacqueline Stenson

[Libloather]

Capri pants bare scourge of summer: ‘cankles’
Cheeky gym campaign gives us yet another body part to worry about
By Jacqueline Stenson
updated 9:31 a.m. ET, Wed., July 1, 2009

Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? That’s so last summer.

This year, there’s a new body part to fret over: the cankle.

Hmmm, you may be wondering, what’s a cankle? Gold’s Gym, which has designated July as “Cankle Awareness Month,” defines it this way: “The word comes from the combination of ‘calf’ and ‘ankle.’ It occurs when the calf merges with an obese or swollen ankle.”

**SNIP** (so to speak...)

Skinny jeans aren't your friend

Keep in mind, Comana says, that spot reduction is a myth. In other words, no workout will allow you to lose weight just in your ankles — or your thighs or your abs, for that matter.

The Gold’s plan to “prevent, treat and minimize the appearance of cankles” focuses on three areas: exercise, diet and style (avoiding skinny jeans, for instance, and wearing bright sneakers at the gym to “draw attention away from the ankle”).

[Libloather]

Something for the guys to look forward to -

[lilylangtree]

Capris used to be called “pedal pushers”. Plus, another comeback is the “Bermuda shorts”. ROTFL!

[tet68]

Hillery Clinton to head Cankle Awareness month at Gold’s Gym.

[Texas Eagle]

Poster Girl for Cankle Awareness Month. Please give generously.

[PrinterEagle]

It wasn’t always that way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANvMAyXuQpI

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Here, a member of the White House Staff takes Bo, the first dog, for a walk..... ;^)

[hsalaw]

Is that photoshopped, or is she really that fat? Good grief! No wonder she never wears a skirt.

[Publius6961]

Those used to be called Hillaries or “piano legs”

[Aria]

That’s a cute dog.

[1_Rain_Drop]

This is sooooooooooooooo shtupid!

What will the focus be on next? the big toe?

Too bad people are not concerned about increasing brains.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

semi to almost there cankles (obscured by grass on lawn)

[headstamp 2]

Does the first lady wear a wig out in public? That hair in the photo looks awfully short.

[parsifal]

Back in the day on FR, we even had a name for her pants suit.

parsy, who remembers old crusty.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Good point -

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Back when Old Crusty was making a daily appearance, did you ever think you’d say Hillary was a better dressed woman than the First Lady?

[Libloather]

This is sooooooooooooooo shtupid!

I agree. (Can't the babes take care of that cankle thingy during the winter months?)

[parsifal]

No, I never would have dreamed of that.

parsy, who thinks Hillary has bigger cajones than BO

[eleni121]

Leave those girls alone-This is one brother--the other looks worse.

Hugh "crook" Rodham

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I know, I’m still shocked

[Think free or die]

"parsy, who thinks Hillary has bigger cajones than BO"

I've always figured Hillary would sell her own mother down the river for power or money. However, if anyone actually attacked us, I'd expect Hillary to flatten them. I don't like her or trust her, but she's still an American on some level and a really tough cookie.