How thin you can be, the size has long been decided! People of this size are so miserable

Review expert: Ma Ming | Chief of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing Haidian Hospital

Losing weight is really a woman's life's work.

Little S once said that if a woman can't even control her own weight, how can she control her life?

Although the words are light, girls who have lost weight know that this is not a problem that can be solved by two hungry meals. If you want to be thin and good-looking, you can either be cruel to yourself or reincarnate!

But don't be in a hurry to be frustrated, here zhimei shares a "opportunistic" method for you.

Before preparing to lose weight, you may wish to understand your body type first, so that you can know what kind of weight loss method you are suitable for and not suitable for, not only less detours, but also early warning of some health risks caused by the body.

In general, the body type of girls can be basically divided into 4 types [1]:

O-type (also known as apple type)

Type A (also known as pear type)

X-type (hourglass type)

H type (straight barrel type)

Let's take a look at the characteristics of different body types one by one, and please consciously enter the seat.

1. O-type (apple type)

Narrow top and bottom, weight concentrated on the chest and abdomen, thin legs, and low metabolic rate are manifestations of the apple-shaped stature [2].

Simply put, the belly is very large, when the male waist circumference is greater than 90cm (2 feet 7 inches), and the female waist circumference is greater than 80cm (2 feet 4 inches) is considered to be an apple-shaped figure.

Possible health risks of an apple-shaped body:

A Swedish study on body shape found that people with incorrect eating habits and lack of exercise and exercise are more likely to develop into an apple-shaped body.

The cause of this figure is generally a high content of visceral fat, in addition to the thin waist and thin legs caused by estrogen imbalance in the body, there is also excessive indulgence in diet [3].

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Ways to improve:

It is recommended that apple-type friends take the control of diet as the first priority, try to avoid high-carbon water, high-fat foods, and eat more high-fiber, slow-release carbohydrates. For example, barley, brown rice, asparagus, carrots, green beans, soybean sprouts, cabbage, dragon fruit, papaya and so on.

Aerobic strengthening in sports, while strength training in the upper body is also indispensable.

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In terms of dress, girls with apple-shaped figures try to avoid clothes that show their waist and color are too saturated, otherwise they are prone to visual expansion. Dresses with simple styles and fresh colors are a great way to show the curves of your lower body.

2. Type A (pear type)

The thin upper body and thick lower body are the nightmares of many girls, and the heaviness of the body is concentrated in the hip and leg parts, and the fat is also accumulated below the waist [1].

Possible health risks of pear-shaped figures:

Researchers at Northwestern University in the United States have shown that different fats have different effects on the human body, and women with pear-shaped figures have lower memory test scores, that is, poor memory.

However, hoarding subcutaneous fat in the lower limbs is not all bad, and to a certain extent, it can control the body's blood sugar concentration and reduce the incidence of diabetes [3].

Ways to improve:

Friends with pear-shaped figures, if you want to improve your body shape, you can increase your protein intake in your diet and try to avoid excessive intake of foods with high carbon water.

In terms of sports, the fat of the lower limbs leads to everyone's more inclined to exercise the lower limbs, but in fact, the strength training of the upper limbs cannot be ignored, and the strengthening of the upper limbs can adjust the overall body proportion to a certain extent. Combined with aerobic loss of subcutaneous fat, the figure will become even.

In daily life, we can also start from small things, such as climbing stairs and walking, and targeted stretching activities such as yoga or Pilates can also effectively improve the curve of the lower body.

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In terms of dress, you can fully show the advantages of your thin waist. Some umbrella skirts that can pull up the waist line are your best choice, so that you can hide the hips and lengthen the leg line, and it is not a dream to be visually thin for 5 pounds!

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3. X type (hourglass type)

The hourglass type can be said to be a very ideal body type, with a balanced skeleton, shoulder width equal to the width of the hips, a thin waist, full breasts, fat properly piled up on the buttocks and thighs, and even an average metabolic rate [1].

If you happen to be this size, I can only say congratulations, it is god to eat! Usually, as long as you maintain healthy living habits, eat a balanced diet, exercise properly, and even do not need to deliberately maintain, you can continue to be beautiful.

In terms of dress, there is also a lot of freedom, basically no restrictions, just show your sexy body!

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Fourth, H type (straight barrel type)

The skeleton is wide or medium, the breasts are small, the width of the shoulders, waist, and pelvis gives the same visual impression, and fat tends to accumulate on the abdomen and thighs [1].

This kind of figure is what everyone often calls a straight-barreled body, which is generally thick up and down. Zhi Mei secretly observed that many girls in life belong to the straight body.

Possible health risks of a straight-legged body:

In fact, the metabolic rate of people with straight shape is not low, compared to type A (pear type) or type O (apple type), people with H type body are less likely to gain weight. However, if you do not pay attention to diet every day, it is likely to develop into a thick waist of visceral fat type.

Ways to improve:

Babies with a straight-legged body, if they want to have a strong sense of line and align with the X-shape, need to pay more attention to abdominal training, strengthen muscle elasticity, and make the waist muscles more compact [3]. Of course, aerobic exercise of no less than 30 minutes 3-4 times a week is also essential.

Usually wear clothes can follow the principle of "upper width and lower narrowness" or "upper narrow and lower width", otherwise it really looks like a capital "H" without any curves.

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Finally, Zhimei would like to remind everyone that if you want to lose weight, dieting alone is not suitable for everyone. First understand your body shape, identify what health risks you have, and then choose a weight loss and exercise program in a targeted manner, which is a more scientific and more effective approach.

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