What's An “Athletic” Body Type? By “athletic,” we don't mean that you play softball in a 40-and-over league wherein there may or may not be a keg at second base. We mean someone with shoulders much wider than his hips, who more likely than not has a big chest, shoulders, and arms. This is a mesomorph who works at it.
Wide-legged pants, A-line skirts or dresses with patterned or ruffled tops that add definition to the upper body look great. Skinny jeans with loose tops help create an hourglass illusion. Crop tops, sweetheart, V or deep-V, scoop or boat necks will balance your bottom out.
How to Dress a Straight Body Shape
- Tops with nipped or belted waists.
- Off the shoulder, boat-neck tops, wide V or U necks.
- Structured shoulders, princess or flutter sleeves.
- Embellishments around the bust and shoulders.
- Tops that are full, rushed or flowing around the bust.
CASUAL WEAR
- Generally, fitted, mid-rise jeans not only look good, but they're comfortable too.
- Pencil and A-Line skirts accentuate your figure and can be dressed up or down.
- Accentuate your figure with tailored tops that flare out at the hips.
- Or try cinch tops with a belt at the waist.
Wear leggings or skinnies with longer, draped or asymmetrical tops. Leggings or stretchy pants that tuck in the tummy will be your best friend. They will fit comfortably around your belly and tuck it in a bit. Also, with so many wonderful tunics and long tops to choose from, you will look fabulous.
Dresses, skirts and jumpsuit for rectangle body shape
As well as dresses, jumpsuits will look great on you. Try a halterneck style to show off your shoulders. You can wear shorter shirt dresses over jeans or skinny pants. A-line skirts work really well for this shape.Do specific waist-shaping exercises.
- Do the 'hundred' exercise. This is done by lying on your back and lifting your legs up to a 90 degree angle.
- Suck in your stomach.
- Do sit ups.
- Do twist crunches.
- Do a plank.
- Do the side plank.
The waist is the part of the abdomen between the rib cage and hips. On people with slim bodies, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso. The waistline refers to the horizontal line where the waist is narrowest, or to the general appearance of the waist.
To accentuate your waist and curves, wear fitted clothes such as skinny jeans, high-waisted skirts, and wrap-style tops to make your natural body shape stand out. Another great way to make your curves up top stand out is to try wearing off-the-shoulder tops.
There are flattering ways to dress and hide or minimize muscular legs:
- Wide leg pants and bootcut or flared jeans.
- Long skirts and maxi-dresses.
- Shorter skirts or dresses that hit either above the knees or below the widest part of the calf.
- Skin-tone heels.
If you wear long sleeves, wear flattering cuts. Many sleeves on items such as sweaters and dresses are too tight on muscular arms and define them in an unflattering way. Try on clothing with looser sleeves, or tend towards blouses and jackets, which naturally have more give and room in those areas.
- Wear a belt with a new uplifting bra. You need both bra and belt for this tip to work.
- Go high-rise ASAP.
- Tuck in your top.
- Trim your middle with an open jacket.
- Reshape with a peplum.
- Invent a waist with a wrap dress.
- Cheat in a contoured blazer.
- Wear a jumpsuit.
Generally, an athletic build consists of large bones and large muscles. Your shoulders are probably wider then your hips, your thighs are bigger than your head, and your waist is likely to be small.
Get in Shape!
- Set a fitness goal. And give yourself enough time to reach it.
- Formulate a workout plan. Aim for three 40-minute workouts each week, at specific times.
- Do a reality check. Be completely honest with yourself about how fit you are.
- Seek support.
- Eat right.
6 Easy Ways to Accentuate Your Curves Without Cinching Your Waist
- Shop your own closet and head to the tailor.
- Use colorblocking to create the illusion of a curvier shape.
- Choose lower necklines.
- Wear an A-line skirt when you want to tuck in your top.
- Wear more peplums.
- Try off-the shoulder tops.
in warm weather you could wear a vest or sleeveless jacket. Look for dresses that have the same fit as the blouses you wear. Two pieces dresses will work to hide curves too. you can get outfits with skirts that will coordinate with tops you already have so you have more choices in outfit combinations.
As it turns out, you can't change your frame size, bone structure, or the places you store body fat or muscle. Then again, there's nothing wrong with training to get bigger muscles instead of smaller bodies. In fact, we highly recommend it! But the amount of change you see is limited by genetics.
Banana shaped body or the rectangular, ruler or the alphabet H have evenly proportionate shape, which means your shoulders, hips and waist are pretty evenly proportioned. You might have small to medium size bust and your waist is not defined.
The Rx: To add some curves, women with straight builds should focus on tightening their core—especially their deep abdominal muscles which pull in the belly, and the obliques, which cinch in the sides of the waist.
While you can't truly change your body shape, you can contribute to a square look by overtraining your obliques. These muscles at the sides of your abdomen are responsible for side bending and rotation. For those who tend toward a square body shape, muscular obliques thicken your waist, making it appear square.
So what are these different body types?
- Triangle or “pear” With this shape, your shoulders and bust are narrower than your hips.
- Spoon. The spoon body type is pretty similar to the triangle or “pear” shape.
- Hourglass.
- Top hourglass.
- Bottom hourglass.
- Inverted triangle or “apple”
- Round or oval.
- Diamond.
Average body can mean the mid point of overweight body and underweight body. Average body can mean the mid point of extremely fit body, and extremely unfit body. Average body can mean taking the size/weight of all women in an area and dividing by the total number of women to come up with an average.
Dress an hourglass body.
- Use your waist as the focal point when dressing.
- Dress to flatter your beautiful curves by following your body's outline.
- Balance your top and bottom while accentuating your waist.
- Women with curves can end up revealing too much bust.
- Shape your bust.
- Embrace V-neck dresses and tops.
