Do you have a friend with nearly identical interests but you have never stopped but wish to be in her body? You have the same height, eat pretty much the same types and amount of food and yet your body shapes contrast significantly.
She has your ideal body.
You cannot stand to look at yours for a long time in the mirror though.
Yes, this can be very frustrating wondering what could possibly have gone wrong with you.
You have lived responsibly over the years, but never drawn closer to your perfect shape.
Don't go too hard on yourself.
The culprit here is your genes-the DNA in you.
The body of each woman is defined by the tape measure.
A typical woman's body figure reckons the type of fat she carries most.
No fat created identical to another.
An apple-shaped woman will always have that shape.
The same applies to a pear-shaped woman.
You can only work to tone your basic body shape to give you a gorgeous body.
To shed weight, you need to customize your exercise to suit your shape.
You need to get rid of a complaining spirit and simply make the most of what you have.
You should consider yourself very fortunate if you have the hourglass shape.
That means you have a well proportioned body, with a distinctively narrow waste.
When you gain weight, it is distributed evenly over your body, especially around your hips and chest.
The only worry they have is the surplus inches rather than the weight.
Such women cannot rely just on diet alone, but more on cardio and resistance exercises too.
They need to alter their repetitions and avoid lifting very heavy resistance weights or lest they risk building excess muscle mass.
Slow jogging, stationary biking, swimming, bicep curls, shoulder presses, push-ups, squats, and fast walking can be very good options.
Make sure that you engage in only low impact activities.
Remember, people with this shape are blessed.
Besides the fact that you tend to lose and gain evenly, and quickly, you are also less prone to osteoporosis and other back problems.
Pear-shaped women tend to appear bottom-heavy.
Specifically, they tend to have larger lower bodies, a slim torso, and a well-defined waist.
They usually gain weight beneath the waist and they often have cellulite below the thighs.
Their actual scale weight is usually lower than what one may imagine.
Changes in their bodies are more visible because of the difference between their upper and lower bodies.
If you have this type of shape, the best exercise for you is light-resistance aerobic mixed with loads of calisthenics.
The aerobic workouts target and trim the lower half whereas resistance exercises tend to build the upper body.
The good news about this shape is that women with it face a lesser risk of strokes, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
The exact opposite of a pear is the cone.
A lot of weight and mass concentrates in their upper back and chest.
Your arms will always tend to be large.
You also tend to have surplus fat, particularly in the back of the arms and tummy.
Because of the extra weight concentrated at the top, you will appear misshaped.
Your solutions lie in aerobic exercise combined with abdominal and upper endurance exercises.
Chip in slow walking on an incline to the mix for optimum results.