Female Figure Types. What's your's ???

Ladies, fashion magazines are always making reference to our figure types. But all their advice is useless if you dont know what shape you are. Read below to find out your shape :)

The Hourglass

Women with an hourglass shape are equally balanced on top and bottom (implying that their bust measurement and hip measurement are about the same). Another characteristic of this figure type is a defined, shapely waistline.

The Rectangle

Women who have rectangle figures have relatively equal bust and hip measurements, as is the case with women who have an hourglass shape. However, women with a rectangle-shaped figure don�t have a defined waistline. There's little difference in waist measurement when compared to bust and/or hip measurements, so the rectangle shape is more or less straight up and down, which explains the body type�s name.

The Spoon or Pear

The hip measurement of spoon-shaped women is greater than their bust measurement. Women with such a body type are likely to have a (relatively) larger rear, robust thighs as well as a small(er) bosom.

The Inverted Triangle

Inverted triangle-shaped women have broad(er) shoulders compared to their (narrower) hips. Triangle-shaped women tend to have slimmer legs/thighs, while the abdomen and chest seem to look out of proportion compared to the rest of the body.

Male Figure Types. What's your's???

Knowing what figure type you are is not just for females. I think it's good for a man to know his figure type. You never know when you may need it :)

The shape you identify with most is your figure type.

The Triangle
Men with this body type exhibit low levels of strength and size prior to training. They have relatively low levels of body fat, and small, narrow bones. They experience low levels of strength prior to training, but they do tend to excel at endurance sports. This is a result of their higher-than-average proportion of slow twitch muscle fiber. They also have fast metabolisms, which prevents them from gaining weight quickly.

The Rectangle

Considered to be very genetically gifted individuals, men with this body type exhibit low levels of body fat and impressive muscular development - even before starting a rigorous training regime. Their thick bones are also more conductive to building muscle, giving them an advantage in strength and power sports.

Rounded

Endomorph male body types are the usually the largest. These body types tend to be plumper, with generous amounts of muscle weight and fatty weight. Endomorph types typically have the slowest metabolism, and therefore have the most difficult time shedding weight. Males with this body type often find that they easily gain muscle mass with a weightlifting routine, although it's often necessary for them to focus just as much on cardio exercises in order to trim fatty weight and not just build muscle.

So guys...now you know :))