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9:58 AM on April 24, 2008
Rekha's Answer
If you have a spoon body shape, your hips are at least 2 inches larger than your bust and your waist is less than 9 inches smaller than your bust. You tend to look heavier than your actual weight andyour lower body is generally bigger than your upper body.
The good news? You’re most likely to have the most gracious neck line and the best-looking arms of all the other body shapes.
shape problem areas:
Weight gain and bulking up is mainly from the hips down, especially on the outside of the thigh. If you are not active, you may increase your size of hips and thighs, simply with the pressure of the weight on this area.
Losing fat and toning up:
Losing fat from your problem areas is relatively easy with lots of low-impact aerobics and lower-body callisthenics - i.e. simple movements using only the weight of your own body.
The right workouts for the shape:
Favour movements that require lower-body flexibility, strength, and coordination, with absolutely NO resistance or weights.
Isolated exercises: marching in place on toes, all variations of push-ups, L-kicks, leg-outs, one-legged leg lifts, side leg lifts, standing knee to opposite chest, and vertical scissors.
Whole-body workouts: brisk walking with no incline, jumping rope, jumping jacks, stationary biking, and ski machines.
Avoid: all leg curls, presses, and extensions; squats, spinning, step classes, kick-boxing, skating, roller-blading, swimming, long-distance running, high-impact aerobics.
diet:
Favor lean, high-quality proteins (skinless chicken/turkey breast, lean beef/veal, tuna, cod), cooked/raw high-fiber, low glycemic index (GI) vegetables: (cabbage, broccoli, zucchini, and all leafy green vegetables), and low GI fruits (berries, prunes, cherries, apples).
Eat moderately eggs, skimmed dairy, and foods containing good fats (wild salmon, halibut & sardines, flax seeds, avocados, nuts, olive oil), as your body can't release the fat without them.
Avoid sweet fruits (pears, appricots, melons, grapes, pineapple), cooked high GI vegetables (carrots, beets, potatoes), all foods containing fats (other than the ones above), carbonated drinks, and foods high in sugar.
When cooking, use only healthy cooking oils to avoid toxins that bind your body fat.
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11:12 AM on April 25, 2008
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