DISCOVER YOUR BODY SHAPE
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What is it? Women with pear shaped bodies usually have heavier bottom halves. You carry excess weight on your hips, thighs and bum and may find it difficult to tone your arms and shoulders.
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Exercise: You may wish to trim off fat in the lower regions of your body via aerobic exercises such as running and cycling. Squats and lunges will help strengthen and tone your gluts, hips and thighs. Workouts that incorporate variations on planks and crunches will build abs. To strengthen your shoulders and triceps, exercises which use weights will be beneficial such as side lateral raises. Celebrities: Beyonce and Kim Kardashian.
PEAR
What is it? You have natural curves with the waist being the smallest part of your body. The upper and lower halves of your body are roughly proportionate. However, when you gain weight you tend to gain all over. Exercise Full body toning is essential through a diverse workout plan which incorporates cardio, strength training and perhaps even dancing. The three trouble zones for you may be: thighs, upper arms and belly. It is possible to tone your thighs, belly and bum together by moves such as reverse lunges. For upper arms, I would always recommend the use of weights e.g. overhead presses. Celebrities: Marliyn Monroe and Sofia Vergara
HOURGLASS
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What is it? If you’ve ever had trouble buying a swimsuit because what fits the top doesn’t fit the bottom and vice versa, you’re apple shaped. Apples tend to be rounder in the middle accompanied by broad shoulders and narrow hips. Exercise: One again, cardio is brilliant to lose overall body fat and core-focused exercises will help you get rid of that stubborn belly fat. Be sure to tone up your gluts and thighs with lower body exercises for example squats, lunges and deadlifts. Any variation of these exercises will be beneficial. Yoga and Pilates are also fantastic exercises for you. Celebrities: Oprah Winfrey and Lindsay Lohan
APPLE
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What is it?: Such form of ruler straight bodies tend are long and lack curves. Although you are skinny there is a risk of being ‘skinny fat’ which means having a high body fat percentage despite average or low weight. The dangers associated with this include high levels of inflammation and digestive issues.
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Exercise: Building body muscle is necessary. Strength training is the obvious option. If your aim is to add curves, focus on core building exercises. Furthermore, squats with dumbbells will work your gluts and add muscle mass. Cardio will further tone your body and cut down fat. Spinning and kickboxing are also recommended. Celebrities: Cameron Diaz and Natalie Portman
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