One Size Does Not Fit All: Whats Your Exercising Body Type?
One Size Does Not Fit All: What’s Your Exercising Body Type? Friday October 15, 2004 #spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Are you a spoon, ruler, hourglass or cone? Fitness experts say knowing and understanding your body type plays an important role in the specific exercises that will make you fit and feel good. Because everyone’s body is built differently, experts say that exercise programs should be, too. “For years many people have tried to maintain their fitness level with cookie-cutter exercise routines,” said Edward Jackowski, fitness expert and author of “Jump Into Fitness,” “Escape Your Weight,” “Escape Your Shape” and “Hold It! You’re Exercising Wrong.” “The reality is that with the wrong exercise for your body type, you may actually be bulking up problem areas instead of minimizing them.” Jackowski offers the following suggestions on how to determine body type and the best exercises for each: Hourglass-A curvaceous and balanced body with the majority of w
#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}if(zs>0){zSB(3,3)}else{gEI(“spacer”).style.display=’none’;gEI(“sidebar”).style.display=’none’}Are you a spoon, ruler, hourglass or cone? Fitness experts say knowing and understanding your body type plays an important role in the specific exercises that will make you fit and feel good. Because everyone’s body is built differently, experts say that exercise programs should be, too. “For years many people have tried to maintain their fitness level with cookie-cutter exercise routines,” said Edward Jackowski, fitness expert and author of “Jump Into Fitness,” “Escape Your Weight,” “Escape Your Shape” and “Hold It! You’re Exercising Wrong.” “The reality is that with the wrong exercise for your body type, you may actually be bulking up problem areas instead of minimizing them.” Jackowski offers the following suggestions on how to determine body type and the best exercises for each: Hourglass-A curvaceous and balanced body with the majority of
