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.For the Body-Conscious, It's Now the Ankle That Rankles -- CANKLES (VIDEO)
The Wall Street Journal ^
| 07-23-09
| AMY CHOZICK
Posted on 07/22/2009 8:00:51 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
Chubby Lower Legs, Latest Styles Don't Mix As Women Wage Costly Fight Against 'Cankles'
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ankles; beauty; cankles; fatankles
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To get swimsuit-ready, Jennie Succio adopted a grueling workout regimen that included running uphill and doing dozens of lunges and squats. But she wasn't going for a sculpted derrière or a chiseled abdomen.
Ms. Succio, 32 years old and the owner of a housecleaning business in Minnesota, wanted to slim down her chubby ankles.
The circumference of a woman's ankle is about 11 inches, on average. That's not much to obsess about. But enough Americans are concerned about fat ankles -- or "cankles" -- that gyms are coming up with new ways to tone them; plastic surgeons are pushing $4,000 to $6,000 liposuction procedures to slim them; and shoe companies are offering special models designed to minimize them.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:00:52 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
To: GOP_Lady
I wish I had some ankles to cankle.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:01:26 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
(I LOVE RUSH! So why "Rush In A Hurry?")
To: GOP_Lady
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:03:01 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
(I LOVE RUSH! So why "Rush In A Hurry?")
To: GOP_Lady
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:07:07 PM PDT
by
Emile
("In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind" -- Louis Pasteur)
To: GOP_Lady
An article about cankles with no mention of Hillary?
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:07:11 PM PDT
by
CaptainK
(...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
To: CaptainK
I was wondering how long a comment like yours was going to take to appear. LOL.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:08:26 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
(I LOVE RUSH! So why "Rush In A Hurry?")
To: GOP_Lady
11 inches???? is average??? I'm NOT skinny, and my ankle is about 8"
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:08:36 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Abort the Obama Presidency, now!!!)
To: GOP_Lady
What is the government doing to address this issue?
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:10:06 PM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
("Baldrick, to you the Renaissance was just something that happened to other people, wasn't it?")
To: GOP_Lady
Only thing that’ll shrink cankles is massive blood flow to the lower extremities for extended periods of aerobic exertion.
ie: jogging. rapid walking. For long durations...like an hour nonstop 3 times a week.
That’s assuming you aren’t obese. If you are obese, then drop the weight first. Or you’ll blow out your knees, hips, and lower back. Probably cause fallen arches too.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:11:18 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: Mr Ramsbotham
It is an EMERGENCY.
We must have CANKLE REFORM NOW!
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:11:24 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
(I LOVE RUSH! So why "Rush In A Hurry?")
To: mamelukesabre
Thank you for that information.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:12:10 PM PDT
by
GOP_Lady
(I LOVE RUSH! So why "Rush In A Hurry?")
To: goodnesswins
My ankles are barely bigger than my wrists. But I’m not female. And my wrists are kinda big.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:14:52 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: GOP_Lady
We must have CANKLE REFORM NOW! And get the rich to pay for it!
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:18:14 PM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
("Baldrick, to you the Renaissance was just something that happened to other people, wasn't it?")
To: GOP_Lady
I believe Cankles are more or less hereditory and I doubt much can be done about them.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:19:47 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: GOP_Lady
I suspect that in all but the morbidly obese, ankle fat is negligible. What they’re calling cankles is nothing more than fluid buildup. Not that I’d recommend it, but diuretics would work better than anything else.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:21:09 PM PDT
by
balch3
To: GOP_Lady
When I was growing up, I was subjected to a wide variety of "wisdom" from older men and boys on all topics a young kid like me needed to know about.
One bit of wisdom that has stuck with me is: "Never marry a woman with thick ankles" and I still don't know what that means.
I have seen examples where that was very, very good advice and other examples where it was completely and totally wrong. Still confused...
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:27:01 PM PDT
by
GBA
To: goodnesswins
I'm NOT skinny, and my ankle is about 8" Same here, and neither am I skinny. I wonder where they are measuring? I used the narrowest part, but is it possible they are measuring just below the end of the fibula?
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:35:53 PM PDT
by
giotto
To: giotto
I went back and re-measured around the bones of the ankle (one on each side...) and got a measurement of 9” this time....I guess we’re “below average”...LOL.
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posted on
07/22/2009 8:43:07 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Abort the Obama Presidency, now!!!)
To: goodnesswins
I guess so. I’ve got my share of problems, but fortunately cankles is not one of them.
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posted on
07/22/2009 9:03:02 PM PDT
by
giotto
To: balch3; Venturer
Some people just don't have much shape and definition down there. My 110 pound mother has cankles and she's nowhere near fat. She's just got shapeless lower legs.
There is a cure if one is interested. It's called lipo sculpting and in the hands of a good surgeon you can kiss your cankles goodbye.
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posted on
07/22/2009 9:07:22 PM PDT
by
Lizavetta
(Politicians: When they're not lying, they're stealing.)
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