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Are You a Spoon?

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Wondering what a spoon is outside of an eating utensil or a very a snuggly position with your spouse? Well, wonder no longer. A spoon is a body shape that means you carry excess weight on your hips, thighs and behind the knees. My legs are somewhat spoon like, even when I am at my peak weight; my legs are larger than my upper body would indicate. Spoon Doesn’t Equal Overweight Before you get the wrong idea, just because your lower body is larger than your upper body, don’t believe that this is an indicator of being overweight. I felt … Continue reading →

Are You An Apple or a Pear?

No, I don’t mean do you like to EAT apples or pears—I’m talking about your body type. People typically fall into one body category: Pears: If you are a pear-shape, you likely have a smaller upper body and a larger lower body. You may have a narrow waist and carry excess weight through your hips and thighs. Apples: If you are an apple-shape, you likely have a larger upper body and a smaller lower body, with excess weight carried in your upper body, especially your stomach. If you’re a pear, consider yourself lucky. Though your excess weight is not good … Continue reading →

Body Type Workouts – the Mesomorph

I told you we’d talk more about how your body type can influence your workout choices and in this case, we’re talking about the Mesomorph. So what exactly is a mesomorph? The mesomorph is built very athletically. A mesomorph can build muscle quickly and easily. They have a well-defined chest and shoulders that are typically larger and broader than your waistline. The hips are usually the same width as your shoulders and your trunk and lower body are well defined. Most people look at Mesomorphs with envy because they seem to be built for workouts, workout clothes and more. Most … Continue reading →

What’s Your Body Type?

Do you know what your body type is? We use a lot of different descriptions for body types and they are all usually food related – not entirely sure why that is, but here are the more typical descriptions that we use: Pear Apple Carrot Stick None of these descriptions are particularly attractive and few of us grow up dreaming of the romantic, pear shaped prince or the stick figure princess. The body is can be described many ways whether we are referring to the geometry of them as pyramids, cylinders, cones or rulers or they can be referred to … Continue reading →