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POSTED: 1:15 p.m. EDT April 9, 2002
UPDATED: 6:30 a.m. EDT April 10, 2002
CLEVELAND -- You may not be working out properly for your body shape.
According to exude.com, there are certain exercises that you should perform if you have a certain body shape.
So do you know your body shape?
You can either be an hourglass, ruler, cone or spoon. You may have also heard body shapes in terms of a pear or an apple. FYI: A pear is a spoon (this is when excess weight is on the bottom) and an apple is a cone (this is when excess weight is on top).
You can figure this out by using a mathematical equation:
average waist measurement divided by average hip measurement equals your body shape
Visit total health dynamics to find out more about the mathematical equation.
If you are poor with math, click here to use a body shape calculator.
No matter what your body shape, take pride in it. You may have your mom's legs, and is that completely a bad thing? There's even a date -- Oct. 16 -- set aside as "Love Your Body Day."
And if you are still thinking my boobs or buttocks are just too big, here's more food for thought.
The famous statue of Venus De Milo in the Louvre in Paris is considered a pear and history books indicate that Cleopatra was an apple. If you are super lean and don't like your body, you are like Diana the Roman goddess. She was lean with an athletic body.
In addition, most women probably think that men are more attracted to women who are pencil thin, but according to a survey they aren't.
According to a study, most men like women with higher Body Mass Index. The study showed that they preferred the body shapes of women who had BMIs of 24, 25, 26 and 27. 
Find out your BMI with NewsNet5's Calculator.
In addition, a myprimetime.com article says that men like women who love their bodies.
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According to exude.com, there are certain exercises that you should perform if you have a certain body shape.
So do you know your body shape?
You can either be an hourglass, ruler, cone or spoon. You may have also heard body shapes in terms of a pear or an apple. FYI: A pear is a spoon (this is when excess weight is on the bottom) and an apple is a cone (this is when excess weight is on top).
You can figure this out by using a mathematical equation:
average waist measurement divided by average hip measurement equals your body shape
Visit total health dynamics to find out more about the mathematical equation.
If you are poor with math, click here to use a body shape calculator.
No matter what your body shape, take pride in it. You may have your mom's legs, and is that completely a bad thing? There's even a date -- Oct. 16 -- set aside as "Love Your Body Day."
And if you are still thinking my boobs or buttocks are just too big, here's more food for thought.
The famous statue of Venus De Milo in the Louvre in Paris is considered a pear and history books indicate that Cleopatra was an apple. If you are super lean and don't like your body, you are like Diana the Roman goddess. She was lean with an athletic body.
In addition, most women probably think that men are more attracted to women who are pencil thin, but according to a survey they aren't.
According to a study, most men like women with higher Body Mass Index. The study showed that they preferred the body shapes of women who had BMIs of 24, 25, 26 and 27. Find out your BMI with NewsNet5's Calculator.
In addition, a myprimetime.com article says that men like women who love their bodies.
Related Sites:
- How To Dress For Your Body Shape
- Inspiring Thoughts
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