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”).

[parsifal]

Yeah, I look for her to break with BO if he starts to get too unpopular.

parsy, who has to admit he can’t stand her less than he used to.

[TXBlair]

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.

Agreed. I hate that Zero makes me pine for a Hillary presidency.

[rlmorel]

My Favorite was:

“Her Crusty Pantsuitness”.

[FreepShop1]

I have a park nearby where after 6 it is swarmed by illegals. Every single illegal Mexican chick has cankles, a stroller and 3 babies in tow (one walking, 1 in stroller, 1 held). One after another after another. The cankles are just disgusting.

[jiggyboy]

I’m CERTAIN that The Today Show, the NYT, and The View will all run a segment or article noting that even a certain member of the Obama administation has “cankles”, so hey ladies, you’re in good company and it’s not so bad.

Yep I think I’ll set up the DVR right now to make sure I catch that.

[luvie]

Ah, yes. The Queen of Cankles! LOL!

[luvie]

She might not have cankles...but she does have the “black butt” thing goin’ in a BIG way!

[luvie]

This is very scary that we are waxing nostalgic over Hillary!

I think she’s beginning to look very manly since becoming
SOS.

[It's me]

I’d rather see cankles rather than tires any day!!!

[luvie]

At least cankles can be hidden...sort of. :D

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Michelle, in that outfit, wouldn’t look good enough to go to Walmart, much less be representing us in the White House.....

[TexasNative2000]

Girl, I just fell on the floor laughing at your tagline...

[tiki]

I don’t think cankles can be fixed, there are plenty of skinny people with cankles, it is just the way you are built.

[luvie]

No kidding! I imagine some of the folks who were standing
outside the fence looking for a glimpse of the first family
really DID think she was one of the “staff”! Except that
most of them dress better, actually.

I think the woman is color blind. I have NEVER seen such
a strange assortment of clothing worn at the same time!

[calex59]

Brain Cankles?

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Knee cankles? Kneecles?

[Cobra64]

Cankles... you want cankles? Here's cankles!

And Clintonite...

[1_Rain_Drop]

LOL

[Pining_4_TX]

Eek! I should post this picture on my fridge to help me stick to my diet. It certainly makes me lose my appetite.

[nola61]

My mother always said, “if your old enough to remember it, you’re too old to wear it”