Best body shapes

Best body shapes
Which of the 11 models in your opinion has the best body shape? in other words which do you prefer most?

A day ago, we brought you a feature on identifying various body types and exercises that have the maximum impact on each. Today, we bring you a list of celebs who have made it to the list of 'best body shapes'.
A poll conducted by UK-based website offerssupermarket.co.uk saw women vote for their favourite celebrity body. Not surprisingly, it was the curvy ladies with the much-desired hourglass shape were the hot favourites -- here are the results!
1. Kim Kardashian
The US reality TV star and socialite may not rate very high on the talent scale, but you can't deny that Kim is as hot as they come! She garnered a whopping 71 percent of the votes.

body builder exercising with a dumbbell

The fly movement has been a popular choice for bodybuilders who wish to isolate the muscles of the chest. The dumbbell variation has been around for decades, with the exercise a favourite of bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger. Dumbbell flies isolate the chest effectively, although the muscles of the arms, and also notably of the shoulders, are also somewhat recruited during the exercise.

The form of the exercise is of importance to ensure not only maximum effectiveness, but also safety. A slight bend should be maintained in the elbow joint, with the upper arms brought down so there is a notable stretch of the chest at the bottom of the descend, but not excessively far due to the potential for injury. Always use a weight which enables you to perform the exercise with sound form. Excessive weight can result in potential injury to the shoulder joint, or can turn the fly into more of a pressing movement due to the weight being too heavy to maintain form.

Using the dumbbell for the fly movement does have some negative points when comparing the exercise to its cable variation. The resistance from the dumbbells obviously comes from the gravitational pull of the dumbbell towards the floor, so the relative resistance to the chest weakens as the dumbbells are brought upwards above the torso. At the top of the exercise the resistance is mainly being transferred down the arms, with little stress to the chest fibres. This is not the case with the cable variation, with the resistance being continual throughout the exercise.

The dumbbell fly may be a suitable choice for pre-exhausting the chest prior to bench pressing, with the movement isolating the chest to tire it before the pressing. The aim is for the chest to fail before the assisting muscles during the press exercises, so to prevent the assisting muscles overpowering the chest.

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Alex Sayhi, born in 1985, in Paris, Ile-de-France, is a French model, martial artist and aspiring actor.

Sayhi has three passions: martial arts, acrobatics stunts and acting. He is a member and co-creator of “Team Chinese Box,” a group of young people from Nice, France, who create filmed sequences with martial arts.

As an actor Sayhi’s appeared in “My Father’s Son”, a short film that was produced in New York. As a model, he secured his first advertising campaign in 2008 for “Motorola” cellphone.

Sayhi is an artist at heart, he’s also into film editing and directing.

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Colleen Craig is a long-time Pilates student and teacher. Some time ago, she attended a Swiss ball exercise class at her local Y. She began with energy and confidence, and had a lot of fun performing the ball exercises.

However, she says in the Preface, about halfway through the forty minute class she starting running out of steam, despite many years of dance training, gymnastics, and Pilates training. When it was over, all she could do was sit and rest.

It was a revelation to her that there was a way of exercising with such intensity.

Yet she enjoyed the experience, especially the stretches of the feeling of her body suspended in space as though weightless.

She began combining what the ball could do with Pilates exercises, and came up with a system of exercises using the ball that strengthen the same deep stabilizing muscles that Pilates goes for, but in an even more intense way. When she began teaching it, her students told her they began feeling taller after the first class.

She includes the usual background information on Joseph Pilates, and also background information on the use of exercise balls. They were first used in Switzerland to help orthopedic patients. Now they are used now only in combination with Pilates, but by yoga teachers and elite athletic trainers as well, and of course by ordinary people.

Unlike other exercise equipment, the ball is lightweight, cheap and easy to work with at home and to take with you when you travel (underinflated, of course).

Part of the ball's value is that it's not stable. You can develop your inner spinal and abdominal muscles just by sitting on a ball, because you must continually make adjustments as you sit, strengthening muscles that aren't normally worked by other systems of exercise or sports.

She starts out each chapter with the story of somebody who benefited from the subject, including Joseph Pilates and her own story, and then stories of people she's known and some of her students. This helps bring home to people who are suffering from severe physical problems and limits. Other people have overcome their challenges.

After giving the background, she starts out with a chapter. Many people may not realize how important breathing is, but as she points out, if you do the exercises without proper breathing, you're missing most of the benefit.

She then goes on to include chapters on postural exercises, abdominal exercises, extensions, arm and footwork, restoration and rebuilding, stretching, stress management, cardiovascular exercises, and then finally three full workouts: Restorative Ball, Basic Ball and Intermediate Ball.

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With plenty of health-conscious women hitting the fitness centers and the dance studios nowadays, booty shorts have become a staple piece of clothing seen in virtually every gym bag. Booty shorts are a type of ladies' underwear that goes down the hips. This style is frequently lower cut, which is designed to go well with and compliment a lady's shape. They frequently cover the majority of the rear area and have become a well-liked choice because they avoid exhibiting a prominent visible panty line, and are modest and comfortable substitute for thongs and typical panties.

Suitable gym attire ought to be a no-brainer, or one would feel. When coming over to exercise at a gymnasium, some form of sports garb is most suitable; athletic shoes, shorts and a t-shirt is an ensemble that always works well, and doesn't attract a lot of attention or ridicule.

While the gym obviously isn't a club or a fashion show, having the right clothing to work out in will help keep you motivated and really feel much more comfortable when you are working a sweat. A lot of people use booty shorts for all types of athletic endeavors such as when girls take yoga classes or if they are in to dancing classes or even only for normal routines or things like pilates or other stuff. Each time a woman wants to exercise and ensure that she gets a full tan in the majority of the right places then you want whatever is a little better than the conventional longer mesh shorts.

Then there's the other kind of booty shorts that is designed to show off your behind to the best of its ability. These are typically not full coverage and are mainly employed by performing artists or most women in the entertainment industry. That's all fine, but that's not really what we're on the lookout for once we discuss booty shorts for more practical uses. We are discussing the extremely provocative short shorts that sit there on stunning women's bodies as they do a large amount of yoga exercises and dance together and all that jazz. So if you are trying to find the right type of booty shorts for your plan you will want to make certain that you get the very best type for what you want to do.

Booty shorts are becoming the popular option for a lot of performers and yoga enthusiasts simply because they fit perfectly, they are just as short as you would like them to be yet they are still full coverage so you would not feel exposed and that's great when you're doing unique flexible poses for your yoga class. A lot of women have been seen wearing these shorts in the course of spinning class too. It has been said that wearing them reduces the potential of chaffing and raises the bar on looking good on a bicycle. In addition to getting popular in energetic women, they're also commonly matched with camisole tops and even worn as loungewear. Cotton-spandex combinations and lace are the most popular materials for this type of clothing.

Girl with perfect body in fitness hall

Well for one thing I'm not one. I almost wish I were so I could develop my body to perfection but I don't have the time anyway - the usual excuse.

A true exercise junkie is someone who is addicted to exercise, whether it is to attain the perfect body or because they are hooked on the high they get from the endorphins that the body produces when exercising.

To be a junkie is to have your life taken over.

Moderation in all respects.

Try telling that to an exercise maniac. It's like telling someone they're an alcoholic. They won't believe you or at least they won't admit to being addicted.

How do you recognize someone who has let keeping fit take them over?

It becomes an all-embracing compulsion. The true junkie will eat, sleep and breathe exercise and if he or she recognizes that they have a problem the chances are that they are likely to be a member of several gyms, in order to try and hide their obsession.

They have to feel in control of their lives and bodies and of course strenuous exercise drives all the usual daily worries out of the mind.

Self-esteem and body image play a great part in this particular neurosis. Young girls can easily become hooked in order to compete with their peers. Parents or sports coaches often unwittingly encourage children by pushing their offspring into bigger and better achievements.

However if a young girl has an addictive personality or suffers from low self esteem becoming an exercise junkie could be a preferable alternative to becoming anorexic or bulimic

Often a food and an exercise addiction are combined. Watching every calorie you consume can be as much of an obsession as constantly measuring your biceps.

As the exercise junkie continues to grow into adulthood the daily round of trips to the gym or sports hall can take its toll on normal everyday relationships, jobs and finally health can be adversely affected.

It's not unusual to find fitness fanatics with strained muscles, torn tendons, stress fractures all due to over exercising. And when they miss their exercise sessions they suffer depression because they are missing out on their fitness and endorphin hit

How to avoid becoming a junkie

Ask yourself these questions

Do I exercise every day? Do I belong to more than one gym? Has anyone told me that I'm looking gaunt and thin? Do my muscles ache a lot? Do I feel I've let myself down if I miss a workout? Do I prefer to go to the gym rather than go out with my friends? Have I hidden exercise machines in my basement?

If you answer truthfully you should easily be able to tell whether or not you have a problem

Just remember you will never be truly happy unless you adopt a rounded lifestyle and put things into perspective. Never let one thing dominate your life to the exclusion of all else. If you do you're on the downward slope to addiction.

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There are dozens of different weight training exercises for men for you to choose from, but if you want to get the most out of your workouts you need to focus on proven and tested exercises that were working ten, twenty, thirty or maybe even forty years ago.

To train efficiently you need to focus on the basic stuff. I am talking about the good old free weight compound exercises that were used by guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger and others to achieve impressive results.

Here is a list of seven most effective weight training exercises for men.

Military Press

In my opinion military press is one of the best exercises for your upper body. If you want your shoulders to be as wide as a house then you need to do this exercise.

I would recommended to do no more than three to four sets and do no more than six to eight repetitions per set.

Barbell Squats

Proven size and strength builder that will not only help you to develop massive legs, but will help you to improve your overall strength. You simply cannot ignore this exercise if you want to get bigger and stronger.

Deadlifts

Probably one of the most demanding, yet one of the most effective weight training exercises for men. I've noticed that a lot of guys who are new to weight training tend do ignore this exercise, but the reality is that this exercise is a great strength and size builder. If you want to develop a thick, muscular and powerful back then you need to do this exercise.

Incline Dumbbell Bench Press

I haven't included the good old flat barbell bench press in this list, because in my opinion it is much more effective to do incline dumbbell press.

First of all a lot of guys have underdeveloped upper pecs, this is why doing various incline presses which target the upper part of the pectoral area is a must.

Secondly by using dumbbells you make your body work harder leading to higher release of anabolic hormones which stimulate more muscle growth. Dumbbells make your stabilizing muscle groups work harder.

Bent Over Barbell Rows

Another great compound exercise for the middle section of your back that will not only help you to develop a powerful back, but it will make your guns grow too.

The fact is that by doing these exercises alone you will not achieve your fitness goals quickly. To achieve the optimum results in the gym you need to know about nutrition, supplements and some more advanced training principles. For more muscle building tips make sure that you click here and download a free report called "The Dark Side of Bodybuilding."

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The guys at my gym still ask me how I managed to hook up with "Anna Kournikova."

No, I didn't actually sleep with that unbelievably hot Russian tennis player who is also a worldwide sex symbol. But there WAS a girl at my gym who looked JUST like her -- so much so that we all referred to her (behind her back) by that nickname.

And we ALL would have crawled a mile over broken glass to date her! This girl was BEYOND hot, and she was Russian, too (with a super-sexy accent). So let me explain how it went down, and give you some tips on how to approach a woman at the gym...

First, very few guys have any clue about how to approach a woman at the gym -- and so they don't even try. They think it would be weird, or awkward, to approach her while she's in the middle of a workout, or cooling down and getting ready to leave.

They figure she's in her own "zone," focused on her exercise, and not in the mood to have some stranger walk up and start talking to her.

The funny (and ironic) thing is that most of the guys in the gym are there because they want to make themselves more attractive to women! They're getting in shape and building up their muscles because they want girls to notice them.

And yet, when they're actually IN the gym, they think the women there are somehow "off bounds."

(Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. Hot girls LOVE going to the gym in their sexy outfits, so that they can get attention from guys and hopefully meet someone.)

The dudes who stand there holding barbells, wondering about how to approach women at the gym, are missing out on GOLDEN opportunities. So if you want to know how to approach women at the gym, I'll tell you how I was finally able to score a date with "Anna" and get her back to my place for a "private lesson."

If there's a girl at your gym that you want to talk to, wait until she's deep into her workout session. Don't try to talk to her when she first shows up, or when she gets on the Stairmaster ten minutes after arriving.

Let her work up a sweat. This means she's feeling good and her brain is releasing endorphins (our natural pleasure chemical.) Technically, she's actually feeling a bit "high" at this stage!

And if she's been working out hard and could use a break, she'll welcome the chance to chill out for a minute and talk to you. (IF you approach the right way, of course.)

So here's the gym approach that I used with Anna (as she was doing her stretches after a hard workout, causing every guy in the gym to stop and stare):

"Hey, let me ask you something real quick. You look like you keep in good shape, and my friend Jennifer just had a baby -- I'm the baby's godfather, and he is soooo adorable -- and anyway, Jennifer really wants to get back in shape and lose the weight she gained from her pregnancy. Do you know any trainers you can recommend? Or maybe some exercise classes?"

This approach worked on several levels. First, I did not ask permission. I didn't say, "Excuse me, do you mind if I ask you something?" Screw that. Never give a girl a chance to say no to you. Jump right into it.

Second, I mentioned how I am the godfather to my friend Jennifer's adorable baby. As a woman, I'm pushing some of her emotional buttons. If I'm a "godfather" to an infant, then I must be a sensitive, loving, protective guy.

Third, I threw out a specific QUESTION that is easy for her to answer. She's a hot chick who works out a lot. Naturally, she wants to share her knowledge on this. So she starts talking about the best way to get my friend Jennifer back in the gym...

And from there, now that I'm "in the door," I simply need to use the right conversation tactics to BRIDGE to other topics and build a connection with her.

We spent the next 15 minutes chatting and laughing, then I used a "stealth" move to get her number and suggest a place for us to meet on Friday night, and the rest is history. Knowing how to approach a woman at the gym is actually quite simple, when you use the right tactics.

Powerful Muscular Man Lifting Weights

You probably do not think of women when you think about weight lifting. You think of women as being physically weaker than men and having to struggle hard to lift heavy objects. That may have been the case a while ago, but it is not anymore.

Women can use weight lifting to gain muscle as well as men can. There are just certain ways they may want to go about it. Men may be obsessive about lifting weight, but women often just want to get toned and shaped while at the same time getting a little strength to go with it.

So how should you go about lifting weights and working out if you are a woman?

1. Push yourself to the max:

Whenever you are weight lifting you want to make sure you give your muscles a proper workout. Your muscles should be completely drained when you are done. If you are doing reps make sure you cannot do one more before you pack it in. When you begin to feel the burn this means that your muscles are getting a proper workout, you will notice a more toned look if you do this. Light weight would be ideal for you if you're a woman; you don't want to lift weight that is too heavy and bulk up like a man.

2. Don't try to be like the boys:

Men are built differently from women. If you are lifting weights you must know what your limitations are. Men can recover faster from workouts, while women require a little more time. This is why you should not workout more than a few times a week when it comes to weight lifting, other types of exercises are okay. You want to workout to your ability and progress as you see fit. Trying to be like the boys can end up being very taxing on a woman's body. So follow your own workout routine and build muscle slowly but surely.

3. Make use of the creatine and proteins:

There are some supplements on the market that give you extra fuel to workout. The supplement creatine is pretty safe and is used by both men and women. Women should take it before a workout and after and eat some protein after a workout. This will help your body recover faster. If you do not get enough protein then your body will feed off of your muscles to get the required protein, that's why it's so important if you work out to get enough of this. Women who lift weights are usually very toned as well, that's because they engage in fat burning exercises which some of their male counterparts don't.

Most women don't do weight lifting to be competitive like the men do. They just want to get a nice toned body so that they can look good on the beach. Women can follow many of the same regimens as men but just to a lighter extent. Your aim should be getting lean, getting toned, and getting strong with your weight lifting regimen.