Knowing the "SHAPE of YOUR BODY" is the most important fitness knowledge you will ever need to know if you want to better your body!
As a trainer I learned quickly, about the benefits of creating a program for a client that had various body types and shapes. We all are created equal under Gods eyes, but our bodies and brains are not, that’s just the facts. Some of us are smarter than others; some of us have better bodies than others.
There is absolutely nothing we can do to change who we are and how we are built. But one thing for sure we can all improve, we can study hard, and read more to improve our brain power, and we can also use our brains to workout smarter by dieting, eating better to improve our bodies. I personally believe that a person never changes but they can improve, to become a better more improved version of themselves.
The perfect body is obviously the hour glass figure or shape. Being a man who loves the female body I must say, when you see the hour glass it’s a beautiful piece of art (body) created, it jumps right at you and noticeable miles away.
When I think of the hour glass figure immediately comes to mind is Pam Grier, Raquel Welch and Marilyn Monroe and of course today Halle
The Good News
The good news about fitness training is you can alter your body to get close by weight training, and various cardiovascular workouts. Read below to get an idea of what body shape you have and what you can do to improve it.
This bit of research and expertise could get me in trouble. Most people think that you can get your body to look exactly the way they would want, but unfortunately, your genetics have a lot to do with the changing of your body. But you can cosmetically improve the shape of your body with the right fitness plans and exercises. As a fitness expert I evaluate a client’s body before I create a workout plan for them. I think you will find this very informative.
Most of us don't have a proportional hourglass, "IDEAL" body shape. Your genetics are set and there is nothing anyone can do about it. “BUT” I am telling you, you can change your body, you can make it look better by the right eating and nutrition plan.
Your "Body Shape" and How to Create the Right Fitness Program for You
What is Your Body Shape? See Below!
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Get an idea of your body shape so that you can determine what you “MUST” do.
Hour Glass
This is considered the perfect body to everyone, women with curvaceous hips, bust and a small waistline. This classic body shape can be slender with curves also.
Body-type: Mesomorphs / Ectomorphs
Body shape: Well proportioned upper and lower body with a narrow waist
Body as we see it: This body jumps out at you. You are very noticeable every area of your body.
Challenges: When you gain weight, the fat usually stores evenly throughout your well-proportional curves. Because of this body shape the weight can sneak up on you.
Body shaping Focus: Since you have what we call the perfect symmetry:
Overall maintenance program created to keep you lean as possible while maintaining the curves of your body
Cardio: A program to control your Body fat and weight. Target Heart rate training computed based on fitness level, age and resting heart rate.
Resistance training: Incorporate top to bottom strength training exercises that keep your body in well balanced symmetry
Cross training: Activities that will help you add sleekness to your body like boxing and kicking drills
Celebrities known to have this body shape are: Megan Fox, Salma Hayek, Scarlet Johansson, Halle Berry
Apple Shape
You have a full chest, upper back with no or little waist definition. You might appear top heavy. Your bust and mid section might appear bigger than your hips.
Another sign that can indicate you're an apple is that when you gain weight the fat gets easily stored around your upper half down to your thighs -- especially around your midsection.
Body Type: Mesomorphs or Endomorphs.
Body shape: Shape tends to have a heavier top than bottom,
Body as we see it: Top heavy with small hips and legs
Challenges: Most of the weight is gained upstairs around the chest ribcage and upper back area.
Body shaping Focus: Your main goal is to create a proportionate frame by slimming down your upper half as much as you can -- both chest and waist.
Cardio: Numerous and a variety cardio activities and programs for fat and calorie burning. Depending on your fitness level, I would have you performing target heart rate training in the beginning moving to Farklet training and eventually various types of interval training for maximum calories and fat burning results.
Resistance: Exercises and programs that will shape and sleek your upper body. In addition, believe this or not I would definitely not perform many ab exercises. This increases your midsection making you look top heavy. Instead, we will use cardio to burn the excess of that area. However, back to resistance. You will perform various exercises for the thighs and butt to even out your lower body to help improve the muscular balance of the lower body producing well-shaped and sleeker legs.
Cross training: You ever heard of action Jackson
Celebrities known with this body shape are: Jennifer Hudson Chandra Wilson, Rosie O'Donnell,
Pear
Your hips and thighs are your body's center stage. That means they're wider than the rest of your body. Your shoulders are most likely narrow and you have a defined waist.
BODY type: Mesomorphs/ Ectomorphs
Body shape: Hips wider than shoulders, gain weight in the thighs, and butt easily
Body as we see it: Can have small chest and flat stomachs thicker thighs with a very noticeable butt. The butt is the center of attention.
Challenges: Weight gain is primarily lower body
Body shaping Focus: Improve shape and structure up stairs, while focusing and improving sleekness, the shape and tone on the lower body.
Cardio: You want to stay away from the bike and stair master and don’t hit the elliptical too hard. Walking, jogging with continuous rhythmic strides. Target heart rate training walking on as flat surface as much as possible. Interval training at low speeds and trying to increase mileage as much as possible to lean out the legs.
Resistance: Upper body exercises with a heavy focus on the shoulders to bring it into balance with your lower body. Be careful not to work legs too heavy, leg extensions to gain definition of the upper thighs and define the area above your kneecaps. Then lunges to keep that butt tight and high.
Cross training: Kick, Kick, and kick more. Front type Side kicks, back kicks, any and every kick you can. Upper body movements to create balance and sleekness. In addition, the same with the apple shape you should incorporate yoga and or Pilates to further enhance the looks of your body.
Celebrities known with this body shape are: Beyoncé, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez
Ruler
Thin, skinny boyish kind of body.
Body Type: Most Rulers are Ectomorphs
Body Shape: Very thin, straight up and down body type
Body as we see it: Size of hips, waits and shoulders are the same Boyish, straight up and down. Nothing really jumps out at you. Body the body is nice.
Challenges: Can tend to put on weight on their stomachs, while maintaining slender arms and legs
Body shaping focus: Create overall balance of the body with the basics. Focus is to create a well-balanced body.
Cardio: You can do whatever cardio you desire. Walking jogging, treadmill.
However, you will perform just enough to give you a healthy heart. You are not to focus on losing weight. 20-30 minutes tops
Resistance: Improve strength and get strong. You need not worry about getting too muscular it will never happen! Main objectives are to improve shoulder width and add a little more muscle mass to your XXX. This will make your waist look smaller and look curvier. So shoulder exercises and butt and hip exercises adding a little more meat down there.
Cross Training: Upper body Plyometrics that challenges the shoulders and explosive movements that uses the glutes and thighs again to add meat down there.
Celebrities known with this body shape are: Skinny Models, Twiggy,
Rectangle
Your shape can look athletic with bust and hips of approximately the same width. You have little or no waist definition.
Body Type: Ectomorphs- Mesomorphs
Body shape: Your shape looks athletic with bust and hips of approximately the same width. You have little or no waist definition. One of the positive things on being a rectangle shape is that you gain weight everywhere and lose it everywhere.
Body as we see it: A combination of athletic and slender. Can be well defined with nice sleeker legs.
Challenges: Can throw your body out of proportion if you do not watch it. If you were to gain or lose weight, the pounds would even out throughout your frame.
Body Shaping Focus: So your main goal should be to create a waist on your figure and add more width to your upper and lower part -- transforming your body into a proportionate hourglass shape.
Body Shaping Focus: So your main goal should be to create a waist on your figure and add more width to your upper and lower part -- transforming your body into a proportionate hourglass shape.
Cardio: Don’t go crazy about 20-30 minutes of intense cardio is enough
Resistance: Moderate weights performing exercises that maintain your body and be sure not to do too many midsection exercises or you can make your body look more like a rectangle.
Cross training: Variety of everything for balance and pure fitness.
Celebrities known with this body shape are: Cameron Diaz, Nicole Kidman, Hilary Duff, Sheryl Crowe, and Rachel Hunter
Inverted Triangle
Athletic Type Body: Lean and fit looking body with nice legs. Seems to have flat stomach and or abs.
Body Type: Mesomorphs- Ectomorphs
Your shoulders and upper half part are wider than your hips. Your probably have strong shoulders and narrow hips.
Body as we see it: Athletic-looking body shape with nice lean legs
Challenges: Can lose weight quickly and get too muscular for the females and fact of the matter men’s taste
Body Shaping Focus: Pay attention on not letting the upper body run away from the lower body. Perform exercises that give an illusion as femininity.
Cardio: Just enough to keep your body healthy and fit. 20-30 minutes or light activity in your target heart rate zone.
Resistance: Exercises that maintain your already athletic and balanced body. Keep the weights moderately heavy.
Cross training: A little bit of everything to keep that body fit and strong. I like challenging boxing drills.
Celebrities known with this body shape are: Renée Zellweger, Naomi Campbell, Teri Hatcher, Demi Moore
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