Ask women if they want a curvaceous body like Beyoncé, Bipasha and Scarlett Johansson, and you will get a screaming 'yes' in unison. But, not everyone is lucky to be born with genes that do not cause visceral fat deposits and quite effectively distribute the fat wherever required. So, what is it that the rest of us can do to sport an hourglass and perfect figure without sacrificing our health? Well, you will have to not just put an extra effort in taking care of your body but also make modification in your lifestyle.
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You will have to perform exercises that focus well to tone your shoulder, back, bosom, waist, buttocks and thighs. Remember to warm up before beginning with your exercise routine and cool down your body after work out. Do consult a proper instructor before starting these exercises.
To get sculpted arms and shoulders
You must first begin with military press to increase muscular endurance.
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For shapely legs and thighs
Apart from leg extensions and leg lifts you should do squats and lunges. The latter will indirectly also take care of your gluts muscles (buttocks). At first you will quite struggle to do these, but with practice you can increase the repetitions. Target your glutes by doing hip thrusts.
For a well-defined waist
Besides the regular crunches and reverse crunches you should look at working on your oblique muscles, i.e. ones along the side of your abdomen. You can do so with the help of dumbbells if you want to give these muscles a little more stretch. You may also go for Pilates that will take care of your core.
For a well-toned back
You can do shrugs using dumbbells (works on trapezius), cable row (works on posterior deltoid), chin-ups and pull-ups and dead lifts, which will effectively take care of your lower back.
For the perfect bosom
Do chest press dumbbells, push-ups, and dumbbell flyes, bench press and cable flyes.
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Exercising is not sufficient to chisel your body. Dedicate some time into working out a proper diet to complement your workout routine. You can sit with your nutritionist and dietician to do so. Largely you will be told the following, with variations depending upon your body type and metabolism rate.
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You must have often bumped into women who are not dressed according to their body types. So, if you are heavy on the top, waist or thigh do not wear clothes that will further draw attention to your problem areas. To downplay the troubled zones, you can wear shapewears. Do not forget to wear the right bra!
Even if you do not attain this perfect hourglass figure, be thankful that you are paying attention to your body. Pamper it while you can and work your way towards getting fit. It is your responsibility to understand your body type and not make it suffer by doing things that it can't take (starving or over-eating). Love the person you are because there is no other 'You'. And, keep away from knife tucks, your body is yours to keep!
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Love yourself and your body to nurture it!
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