Can You Really Exercise For Your Body Type?

Everyone should get regular exercise. Whether you are a “pear” who holds their weight in the hips and thighs, or an “apple” who has a hard time losing fat around the middle, you need physical fitness to stay in shape and healthy. Depending on who you ask, there may or may not be specific exercises you can do to fine tune your problem areas. To exercise for your body type means to cater your workout to the results that you want to see in your shape.

We know there is no such thing as spot reduction. If you have a big stomach, all the crunches in the world won’t flatten it. They might strengthen the abdominal muscles underneath the fat, but they won’t reduce that spare tire. If you can’t spot reduce can you really exercise for your body type?

When you say you want to exercise for your body type, the reality of it depends on what you mean. Like previously stated, spot reducing won’t work so quit the crunches for fat loss and concentrate on total body moves like those in ChaLEAN Extreme. However, if you are plagued with chicken legs or an underdeveloped chest, building up muscles through specific strength training can add definition and mass.

Muscle burns fat and by strength training you can add muscle mass and definition to your entire body. As you increase your muscle mass your metabolism will also increase, burning more fat even at rest. Concentrate on defining those areas where you will see the most gains. For instance, if you have skinny legs and a non-existent rear end, try squats and lunges. While you begin to see some definition in your legs the muscle will assist you in fat loss throughout your entire body.

If you want to exercise for your body type and think there are specific moves that will change you from a natural “apple” to a coke bottle, think again. Where we gain fat is most often determined by genetics. The exercises I do, as a natural apple, will be just as effective for you. And if they aren’t it won’t be because we have different body types.