lower leg area is huge. I work out and I would say I'm an average large. I would say my legs are slim/thick and fit but by no means do I have skinny legs. I expected it to be snug around the waist but it fit perfect, I loved them, then I looked down and I was like what the hell? now I have to take them in. Thankfully I know how to sew or else this would have been a waste of money.