Normal female figure. The ideal female figure through the eyes of a man

For many years, residents all over the planet have been asking the question: “What are the ideal proportions of a female body?” It turns out that the 90-60-90 we are used to was not always an example of an ideal figure.

Body proportions should not be identical for all individuals of the fair sex, because there are different types of body constitution that Mother Nature has awarded us.

Research has shown that there are three main types of female body:

1. Asthenic, that is, thin-boned.
   All owners of such a body, as a rule, have elongated legs and arms, a thin neck, and practically no muscle mass. Girls of this body type are not prone to being overweight, they are energetic and very active.
2. Normosthenic – normoskeletal.
   This type is considered as close to ideal as possible, because all parts of the body look proportional and harmonious.
3. Hypersthenic – large-boned.
   Girls of this constitution are characterized by increased transverse dimensions of the body: the shoulders, hip bone and chest have a slightly wide appearance. The skeletal system is thickened and therefore heavy. They often say about such people that they “have a heavy hand,” but this is actually true. Typically, people with this body type have slightly short legs. And they are prone to excess weight.

If you want to know what type you are, quickly find a measuring tape and measure the circumference of your wrist. If your centimeter showed a figure less than 16 cm, then you are classified as asthenic, a figure in the range from 16 to 18.5 cm indicates a normoskeletal type, but if you saw the number 18.5 cm on the measuring tape, then you have become the owner of a hypersthenic type. about physique. Sometimes you can find mixed types of body constitution.

Ideal proportions: do they even exist?

The attractiveness of a woman's body is a very difficult issue, so it is impossible to unanimously say that body proportions should be the same. Because one man likes a woman with a magnificent bust, while another will be absolutely indifferent to her.

But, despite this, there are still some ideal proportions that are considered the most attractive to the stronger sex. These indicators were collected over many years, through long-term studies and numerous social surveys in which only men took part.

Refined waist that attracts men

As you know, many men love slender girls who can boast of a thin waist.

The table below will help you find out whether you are the lucky owner of a wasp waist.

Height (cm)	Waist circumference (cm)
148-150	55
151-152	56
153-154	57
155-156	58
157-158	59
159-160	60
161-162	61
163-164	62
165-166	63
167-168	64
169-170	65
171-172	66
173-174	67
175-176	68
177-178	69
179-180	70
181-182	71
183-184	72
185-186	73
187-188	74
189-190	75

Again, we are talking about averages based on social surveys. There are men who are not delighted with sophisticated forms, but on the contrary, they love ladies with curvy figures.

What should your hips and chest be like to have an ideal figure?

If you know the circumference of your chest and hips, then this will also help you determine the “correctness” of your body. This indicator is also called “wiles”.

If you have a normal bone build, then indicators that can be calculated as follows will be considered normal: take the chest circumference and add 80-100 mm, while “ideal” hips should be 250-300 mm larger than the waist circumference.

If you have a thin-boned body constitution, then with a chest circumference of 840-860 mm, the bust norm will be 40-60 mm larger than these values.

Professor of psychological sciences Devendra Singh achieved the same success in research back in the early 90s. But only its proportionality between the hips and waist was calculated as a percentage. If you rely on his theory, then the ideal waist is considered to be one that is 60-70% less than the volume of the hips.

If you want to calculate your proportions yourself, then you need to divide your waist size by your hip size, and if the resulting coefficient is within the range of 0.6 to 0.7, rejoice, you have perfect shape. And by the way, the ideal proportions of the female body were in the Venus de Milo and the Nude by Rubens - they each had 70%. But among the people we know, Claudia Schiffer – 68%, Cindy Crawford – 68%, Kylie Minogue – 69% were awarded such proportions.

From a medical point of view, the proportionality of waist circumference to hip circumference should not exceed the endocrine balance coefficient, which, in turn, is equal to 0.85. Therefore, if your waist is no more than 85% of your hips, then your figure is in perfect order from both an aesthetic and medical point of view.

Graceful growth

If we talk about this component, or more precisely about ideal height, then it is divided into five groups: low height - 1.5 m and below, below average height - 1.51-1.56 m, average height - 1.57-1 .67 m, tall – 1.68-1.75 m, very tall – 1.76 m and above.

However, these indicators are a little outdated today, as the acceleration of modern youth has occurred. As a result, the following figures can be noted: for normosthenic and hypersthenic physiques it is 1.66-1.7 m, and for asthenic physiques it is 1.68-1.72 m.

What should perfect legs look like?

Now let's talk about “flawless” legs. It turns out that there is a certain pattern between human height and the length of his lower limbs. Short legs are those that are less than half the length of the entire body. As a rule, legs that are slightly larger than half the body are considered close to ideal.

For girls who belong to the hypersthenic type, ideal legs are half the body plus 20-40 mm, for a normosthenic constitution - half the height plus 40-60 mm, and for those who have an asthenic physique - half the length of the entire body plus 60 -90 mm. For example, you have a normal bone constitution and a height of 170 cm, now we count: 170: 2 = 85, 85 + 6 = 91, these are the legs that are considered ideal.

It is necessary to measure the length of the legs from the floor to the protrusion of the hip bone. If you are blessed with legs that are slightly shorter than the above norm, then this can be corrected with heeled or platform shoes. And by the way, choose the heel height based on the ideal size, this will help you attract the attention of the opposite sex.

As for the circumference of the calf muscle, thigh and ankle, these indicators also depend on body composition.

The table in which we present these proportions is given below.

In addition, if the legs are “standard”, then three gaps should be visible between them. To test this, stand in front of a long mirror so that you can be seen at full height, and close your legs, pressing your heels together and placing your toes apart. If you are the owner of perfect legs, then you should see one gap between the knee joints and calves, another between the knees and hips, and a third between the calves and ankle. And in other places the legs should be pressed tightly against one another.

So we figured out an issue that is so important for us women. As you can see, ideal proportions are far from being a standard model that everyone should follow. Every girl has her own ideal legs, chest, waist and hips; you just need to determine what body type you are.

Therefore, girls, do not follow the prototypes. We sincerely wish you to have ideal proportions!

Throughout the existence of mankind, the lines and roundness of the female body have been objects of admiration and desire on the part of the male sex. The ideal parameters of female attractiveness have changed their standards several times over the past centuries. Society's views on beauty in the female body are subjective, they depend on culture and time. What was considered beautiful a hundred years ago is not necessarily beautiful today. Every woman, girl and girl is unique, and therefore conceals a special beauty within itself. Any figure is ideal and feminine if it is characterized by the naturalness and harmony of the owner’s forms.

Venus is a Roman goddess who embodied the functions of love, fertility, and desire. Depicted by the best sculptors, she shone with the beauty of her body, the ideal forms of which captivated the men of Roman and Greek civilizations. Ancient Greek sculptors based their depiction of the ideal male body on the Golden Ratio.

The golden ratio (1.618...) is an irrational number, i.e. it continues forever, which can serve as the basis for aesthetic proportions in the human body.

Plastic surgeons use the Golden Ratio in reconstructive medicine. For a person, the closer his shoulder to waist ratio is, the higher his body is to "divine proportion". For a woman’s body, proportionality of size is expressed at three bending points:

• waist;
• bust/shoulders;
• hips.

The human eye tends to track these three points as a curve, perceiving it as the visual shape of an ideal female figure.

Nevertheless, there is no ideal figure to satisfy the opinion of the whole society. Everyone creates for themselves an ideal to which they strive. For a figure to be considered beautiful, it must look harmonious, strong, and healthy.

There are 5 main visual female body types:

1. Hourglass shape.

This is the classic figure of a woman in the minds of the majority. It looks proportional as it has an ideal ratio of shoulders, hips and waist. The female waist of this type is thin, the hips are lush. And when you gain excess weight, they increase first.

1. Pear-shaped.

Owners of this type have a pronounced difference between the hips and shoulders. The lower body is much larger. At the same time, the waist is thin, graceful, and the shoulder girdle is underdeveloped and smaller.

1. Triangular shape.

This type is usually associated with masculine or athletic. He has wide, massive shoulders, and the lower part with the hips is narrow, usually little exposed.

1. Rectangle shape.

This type is somewhat reminiscent of an hourglass, since the proportions of the shoulders and hips are equal, but the waist is not pronounced and merges with the general line of the body. Weight gain occurs specifically in the abdominal area.

1. Apple shape.

This type is the most inharmonious. Along with thin legs and hips, fragile shoulders, the waist area is very pronounced. The constitution of the hips and shoulder girdle is almost the same, but the greatly increased volume of the abdomen disrupts the harmony of the proportions.

A woman's height, leg length, rounded breasts and hips can vary greatly among the fair half. You should always remember individuality as one of the components of beauty. There is no point in striving to be equal to the model that society imposes. After all, it is not without reason that nature makes everyone unique in their physical physique. Just look at the gorgeous photos of the girls in this article.

Ideal figures for women according to men

Every time, casting even a fleeting glance at a woman, a man on a subconscious level evaluates her figure and the degree of attractiveness for him. First of all, determining the capabilities of a woman’s body for healthy conception and bearing a child. It is for this reason that they are attracted to the ratio of a thin waist and curvy hips.

In general, men and women have different perceptions of what an ideal female constitution should be. Men have a preference for rounder contours for both women and men, while women prefer a slimmer physical build.

Numerous surveys have shown that in a man’s mind, the ideal body of a girl is of average height, has beautiful breasts, a toned tummy, a woman’s waist should be graceful, and her hips should be seductive.

Formulas for ideal female body proportions

Oddly enough, there is no formula for ideal proportions of the female body. Or perhaps it was intended by nature itself that achieving this perfection, applicable to absolutely all women on the planet, is impossible and illogical. After all, then everyone should be similar to each other, like clones, with only minor changes in parameters. But all women are unique, each of them is one of a kind. Therefore, searching for ideal female proportions is irrational.

Ideal female proportions are those given to everyone at birth. For a girl, the body and figure are only a shell in which inimitable attractiveness and grace are stored. But it is important to note that you need to take care of your figure in order to maintain natural beauty and fill your body with health. And this means leading an active and healthy lifestyle.

Determining your relationship to one of three physiological body types helps you learn more about your physique:

1. Ectomorph.

An ectomorph is easy to distinguish - below average weight in proportion to height, skinny build. He tends to have a high metabolism, so eating large amounts of food does not cause weight gain.

Characteristics:

• low percentage of subcutaneous fat;
• narrow constitution;
• narrow hips, collarbones;
• small joints (wrist/ankles);
• string abdominal muscles;
• long upper and lower limbs;
• small breasts and buttocks;
• hyperactivity;
• difficulty gaining muscle mass.

1. Mesomorph.

Mesomorph - physiological indicators average between ectomorphic and endomorphic types, reflects the qualities of both. Has the ability to quickly gain muscle mass and additional weight. Has a larger bone structure than endomorphs, but the percentage of body fat is similar to the ectomorph type.

Characteristics:

• wide collarbones and shoulders;
• symmetrical constitution;
• slim waist;
• long, round abdominal muscles;
• low fat percentage;
• big muscles.

1. Endomorph.

The endomorph body type is considered the complete opposite of the ectomorph. It is bulkier in appearance, has a small percentage of muscle mass, but a high ratio of fat.

Characteristics:

• enlarged chest;
• wider/thicker joints;
• hips wider than collarbones;
• short limbs;
• a large amount of fat;
• large skeleton;
• low muscle score due to adipose tissue;
• frequent fatigue;
• insatiable appetite.

The ratio of height and leg length

For most men, female height and ideal leg length are not a determining factor in the attractiveness of the opposite sex. If a girl does not have long model legs, then there is no need to give in to despair. As many men as there are, there are so many opinions about ideal beauty and the female figure. Some people like petite ladies, while others are seduced by the gracefulness of tall ladies.

There is a table to measure the ratio of height and leg length:

Leg height is measured by a simple centimeter from the protruding bone on the hips to the heel.

Proportions of chest, waist and hips

Many women may think that breasts and hips are the first thing men notice when they pay attention to them. But this is a mistaken opinion. Numerous surveys have shown that men notice these parts of a woman’s body only after her smile and eyes. And what is beautiful for one person does not arouse the interest of another. The most ideal female figure requires harmony while respecting the proportions of the waist, hips and bust.

If the waist volume is 60-70% of the hip volume, these are visually ideal parameters.

The standards for the width of the shoulders in relation to the hips should be in equal proportion. Deviations to a smaller or larger direction should be corrected by changing diet and exercising. This will help bring harmony to a woman’s appearance.

Ideal proportion of weight and height

An ideal weight is not an absolute goal for appearance or health. It is possible to look attractive across a wide range of female body types. But it is worth noting that being underweight or overweight in relation to height is associated with poor health outcomes. The main thing is to find an individual comfortable, healthy weight and try to stick to it.

Table of weight parameters for height:

Height in centimeters	Weight in kilograms
137	28 — 35
140	30 – 37
142	32 — 40
145	35 — 43
147	37 — 45
150	39 -48
152	41 – 50
155	43 — 52
157	44 — 54
160	47 — 58
163	49 -59
165	51 — 62
168	53 – 64
170	55 — 67
173	57 – 69
175	59 – 72
178	61 — 74
180	63 – 77
183	65 — 79
185	67 – 82
188	69 — 74
191	72 — 87

Is it worth striving for the ideal parameters of a female figure?

What the ideal parameters of a female figure are is still a matter of much debate. Some believe that this figure is 90-60-90. Others believe that the main thing is beautiful natural women, and not their parameters and volumes. This question is difficult to answer unequivocally, because there are several types of female figures. Each of them has its own characteristics.

The vision of the ideal female body is largely influenced by the media and tends to change over time. You shouldn’t fall victim to society’s pressure on what kind of physical physique a woman should have.

From the photos used in this article, you saw that even bodies that are far from modern ideals can look beautiful and ideal if their owner loves herself for who she is.

And in order not to lose an attractive shape, you should just lead a healthy lifestyle and pay attention, this will keep your body in good shape.

Nothing should make a woman doubt her attractiveness.

Beauty is a relative concept. What seemed attractive in the last century can often become inappropriate or even cause a smile today.

How beauty standards have changed in different eras

Women's body standards change with the passage of time. And today this is happening much faster than in ancient times. In different eras, different countries had their own ideal parameters of female beauty. Since ancient times, women have sought to please men and have made various sacrifices in pursuit of this ideal. Let's see how ideas about female beauty have changed over time.

It is surprising that already in the Stone Age one can find evidence of the ideals of that time. Judging by the found figurines of ancient women, called “Venuses”, in those days a large female body was considered beautiful, capable of bearing, giving birth to and feeding many children: large saggy breasts and belly, large arms and shoulders, huge hips. Venus of the Paleolithic era is a large woman, a mother of many children.

In Ancient Egypt, women achieved equality and could inherit the title of pharaoh on an equal basis with men. The characteristics of a beautiful woman in those days describe a long-haired, slender, tall woman with tiny breasts, long legs, and broad shoulders. Despite this, thinness was not as revered as developed physical strength.

In Ancient Greece, appetizing round shapes were valued, but the body was not flabby, but young and fit, of short stature. Venus de Milo (Aphrodite) had the following parameters: height 1.64 m, chest 86 cm, hips 93 cm.

In the Middle Ages, religion dictated its standards: pale thinness, short stature, small breasts. And already in the Renaissance, curvaceous beauties, glorified by Rubens, came into fashion.

The Victorian era was marked for women by cinched corsets that emphasized the waist, a tendency towards fullness and rounded shapes. The figure resembled an hourglass.

With the advent of the 20th century came a period of emancipation. In the 1920s, androgyny in appearance came into fashion, women hid their waists and hid their breasts, and a boyish figure was valued. Women have started to play sports, there is a trend towards slimness, women wear short skirts and show off their slender legs.

From the 30s to the 50s of the twentieth century there was a period of Hollywood fashion, in which a beautiful woman should have appetizing shapes, a thin waist, and ample breasts. Marilyn Monroe was considered a symbol of beauty among women of that time.

The ideal of the 60s of the last century was the model Twiggy, who brought miniskirts and short dresses into fashion. Thinness, long legs, a slender body and small breasts were valued. “Teenage girl” is the main style of fashionable girls of this time.

Thanks to the efforts of Jane Fonda, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and other famous girls of the 80s, women began to take care of themselves much more, go to the gym, achieving the appearance of supermodels. A tall, fit girl with curvy figures was considered the standard of beauty.

A decade later, in the 90s, girls in the style of Kate Moss entered the fashion arena, symbolizing fragility, unhealthy thinness with protruding cheekbones. At this time, cases of anorexia and drug addiction increased noticeably.

And finally, the era of our time, starting from the 2000s, places many demands on the ideal woman:

• she should be thin, without a hint of fullness;
• her thinness should be healthy and athletic;
• slender legs;
• lush breasts;
• flat tummy;
• rounded butt.

With the development of plastic surgery, an increasing number of women are resorting to its help to achieve their ideal.

Body types

Body type is a set of characteristics that describe a person’s constitution. The main characteristics are:

• structure of muscle tissue;
• structure of bone tissue;
• a number of biological features.

Physiologists divide people into three main types of constitution:

By determining your size and body type, you can find out your ideal weight and determine the most appropriate exercise and nutrition program.

Let's look at each type separately.

Ectomorph

Women of this type are usually thin, have thin bones, long necks and limbs, flat chests and narrow shoulders. It is very difficult for them to gain weight and build muscle. Ectomorphs are often quite tall and have a thin, long face, which is why they are called lanky. Such women are energetic and graceful, they almost never have problems with being overweight.

Mesomorph

A woman with a classic proportional figure. She has well-developed muscles and minimal body fat. Such women often have a harmonious figure.

Endomorph

These women have heavy and large bones, large shoulders, rounded shapes and broad chests, arms and legs are slightly shorter than other types, and height is shorter. These ladies are very hardy and strong, but not flexible, they have a large amount of subcutaneous fat, weak limbs with large fat deposits. No matter how much people of this type starve, they are more likely to become simply hungry endomorphs, but will not become like the other two types.

Determining the ideal figure parameters for each body type (table)

There are few women who are exactly one pure body type. Basically, they contain signs of each type, but the quantity of some prevails, so it is possible to describe the ideal proportions for women in whom one or another body type prevails by taking measurements.

Table of the ideal figure for each type of woman

Thus, before adjusting your figure to the “ideal” parameters, you must first determine the type of your constitution. Each type has its own physiological characteristics, without taking into account which can greatly harm your health, and the desired parameters cannot be achieved.

The ratio of height and leg length

We have already found out how to determine your constitution type based on the visual features of your appearance. But this is often difficult to do, as women’s appearance sometimes contains characteristic features of several types, or a woman simply cannot objectively assess her external data. How can you find out your type of constitution objectively?

This can be done by taking simple measurements of your height and leg length. There are some objective relationships between these parameters in women. Legs can be called short if they are less than ½ of her height in length. To measure the length of the legs, the count must be taken from the tuberosity of the hip bone to the floor.

For women of mesomorphic and endomorphic constitution types, normal height is considered to be in the range from 166 to 170 cm.

It is believed that the ideal leg length for each type of constitution is as follows:

• Ectomorphic type: legs are 2-4 cm more than ½ the woman’s height;
• Mesomorphic type: legs 4-6 cm more than ½ height;
• Endomorphic type: legs 6-9 cm longer than ½ height

If your performance does not match the ideal, do not be upset. There is a well-known way to make your legs visually longer - these are heels.

Ideal proportion of weight and height

Many women strive to lose weight, but not everyone can objectively assess their body and, in pursuit of ideal parameters, they harm their health and look disproportionate.

On the other hand, obesity and excess weight also greatly harm a woman’s health, lead to premature aging and interfere with a full life. Overweight people find it more difficult to adapt to social life; they often experience psychological problems.

Therefore, it is extremely important to have knowledge about your own normal weight range. These limits depend on many factors, not only on the number of years and height, as many believe.

Previously, we identified the main features for women of three body types. To accurately determine a woman's normal weight range, it is necessary to use this knowledge, because excess weight is not in all cases determined by the amount of excess fatty tissue in the body. And if you consider that without the required amount of fat, the body is deprived of the functions it needs, then attempts to lose weight without knowing your constitution can end in failure.

The normal amount of fat in a man's body is 1/20, and in a woman's body 1/16 of body weight. Approximately 75% of fat is subcutaneous. It protects against bruises and protects against cold. Fat inside the body helps keep organs in the right place and prevents them from moving and shaking too much. Oddly enough, fat is a source of energy that our body needs as a reserve reserve.

Let's consider a very good way to determine your proper weight, using knowledge about the type of your constitution, by studying the table below.

First, let's calculate your actual weight per 1 centimeter of height using the formula:

weight per 1 centimeter of height = total body weight (in grams) / height (in centimeters). Having received a certain number, compare it with the recommended one in the table:

Age	Exomorph	Mesomorph	Endomorph
15-19	315	325	355
20-26	325	345	370
27-40	335	360	380
41-50	345	370	390
51-61	355	380	400

It is normal that weight tends to increase over time, given the same height, a woman in her years should weigh more than in her youth.

Even professionals use such tables. But it must be taken into account that the data may have slightly different meanings for people with different biological characteristics.

Ideal parameters of a female figure: is it worth striving for them?

For a very long time, since antiquity, women have always had a certain standard of beauty that everyone aspired to and it was happiness to be born in accordance with them.

As we were able to show, there are a large number of ways to find out the ideal relationship between the parameters of the female body, which is what many girls are currently doing in pursuit of the ideal body.

And now we will tell you the truth...

Of course, for many it is no secret what we want to tell you about, but nevertheless, if everyone followed this simple fact, then there would be much more girls satisfied with their appearance and receiving many compliments.

The fact is that the essence of an ideal body lies in a combination of factors that can be combined under one broad concept of “lifestyle.” This includes not only nutrition and physical training, but also many other things that affect your well-being and, as a result, your figure.

• regular exercise (gym, outdoor running, swimming, cycling, winter sports and many others);
• proper nutrition (a balanced diet that includes all the microelements the body needs);
• absence of bad habits (stop smoking, eliminate alcohol - all this can have a very negative impact on your figure too);
• healthy sleep (sleep directly affects many aspects of metabolism);
• work and rest schedule (do not overwork, staying in one position for a long time is detrimental to the body, rest more often, give preference to active recreation).

In the following video you can familiarize yourself with special tests that will help determine whether you have an ideal figure:

Every woman is good in her own way; moreover, some women simply cannot achieve full compliance with these parameters, since each of them is individual. But with the desire and due diligence and perseverance, absolutely everyone, no matter what constitution she has, can emphasize all her merits in the best possible way.

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Nowadays, every representative of the fair sex strives to have the notorious figure parameters of 90-60-90. But why did these particular numbers arise and why try to fit into the standard? When you watch how girls mercilessly torture their bodies with diets in the fight for every centimeter, it seems as if the world has gone crazy.

Historically, each era was famous for its standards of beauty and parameters of an ideal figure. In antiquity, ladies with rounded shapes were in fashion. For example, Aphrodite of Knidos had a waist of 72 cm with a height of 164 cm. In the Middle Ages, when self-restraint and asceticism were preached, new ideal parameters of the female figure came: waist - 62 cm, chest - 79 cm, hip volume sank into obscurity, since then ladies wore bouffant skirts. In the 19th century, full breasts and a wasp waist were in fashion. Pushkin's wife, a famous beauty of that time, had the following parameters of an ideal figure: waist - 42 cm due to a corset, chest - 92 cm. At the beginning of the twentieth century, women with an athletic and dense physique came into fashion. With a height of 162-165 cm, the ideal figure parameters were: chest volume - 90-94 cm, hips - 94-96 cm, waist - 64-66 cm.

Figure parameters: where did the ideal come from?

The founders of the ideal parameters of the female figure of the 21st century were engineers from the United States. Clothing ateliers ordered mannequins from them. They were made according to standard sewing proportions. But to reduce plastic costs, the mannequins were made thin. Such savings also benefited fashion designers, who began to spend less fabric. So the idea has become that you need to be tall and thin to wear designer clothes. And the parameters of the ideal figure became 90-60-90. The skinny 60s model Twiggy won the hearts of fans. And today she remains a legend in the fashion world.

The artist Leonardo Da Vinci was the first to notice that what is more important than the ideal parameters of a figure is their relationship with each other. His thoughts resulted in a theory about the ideal parameters of the figure. According to the nature of his work, Da Vinci appealed with his own drawings. The structure of a body that allows one to enclose a position with arms and legs apart in a circle was considered canonical. If the legs are brought together, then the contours should be square.

Plastic surgeons still use the theory of Leonardo’s classical figure parameters to create impeccable forms. In addition, this theory formed the basis of the modern classification of body types. How to determine your body type based on your parameters?

The apple type is characterized by shoulders and hips that are equal in massiveness and width. But there is no waist. The outline of the entire figure resembles a ball.

The pear body type has hips that dominate. They are much wider than the shoulders in volume. And the waist looks slim.

The hourglass is characterized by a thin waist, equal in width to the shoulders and hips. This type of figure is also called X-shaped. These figure parameters are considered very feminine.

A rectangle has equal volumes of the waist, hips and shoulders.

And the last type is the inverted triangle. This is an inverted pear, that is, the shoulders are very wide and the pelvis is narrow.

According to the above data, you can determine your body type based on the parameters that are most pronounced in you.

Figure parameters: proportionality and physique

What is the proportional figure? It is considered as such if all parts of the body are proportional to each other:

• the width of the shoulders is equal to one fourth of the length of the body;
• the circumference of the wrist is half that of the neck;
• the circumference of the hand in the fist is equal to the length of your foot;
• the length of the foot is equal to the length of your forearm;
• The neck circumference is half the waist circumference.

Your perfection can also be determined using other formulas. So, first you need to measure your shoulder circumference, hip circumference under the gluteal fold, neck circumference, calf circumference, chest circumference, waist circumference.

The proportionality of the figure is determined as follows: it is necessary to divide the thigh circumference by the sum of the shin circumference, neck circumference and shoulder circumference. If the result is in the range of 0.54-0.62, then your figure is ideal.

The physique can be sthenic, asthenic and normal. Stenic and asthenic differ as much as a wide and a narrow bone. To find out your body type by parameters, you need to measure your wrist size. If the result is more than 19, then you have a sthenic body type, if less than 17, then you have an asthenic body type. Asthenics always look fragile, graceful, and for a girl with wide bones, no amount of training or dieting will give her Malvina’s weight and a wasp waist.

How to achieve ideal figure parameters

To bring your body parameters closer to ideal, you need to perform such exercises with a body bar weighing from four to eight kilograms three times a week.

Squats with a body bar overhead - we take the bar with a wide grip, bring it above the head and a little back, tense the abs, bring the shoulder blades towards the spine. We perform twenty squats at a slow pace in three approaches.

Push-ups – we place emphasis on our palms and knees, with our hands under our shoulders. We bend our arms, while straining the pectoral muscles and spreading our elbows to the sides. Repeat twelve times in four approaches.

Raising the bar - bend at an angle of 45 degrees to the floor, take the bar with a grip at shoulder level. We stabilize the buttocks, tense the back and abs, bring the bar to the level of the crown and return it back. We perform eight times in four approaches.

Twisting – we pull the knees to the chest and the body to the knees twenty times in four approaches.

Screw – we place emphasis on our palms and toes, and pull our right knee towards our left shoulder thirty times. Then we change legs and repeat. We perform four approaches.

In the race for ideal figure parameters, do not forget that the ideal woman lies in manners, looks, self-confidence, behavior, and not just in the ratio of width, length and height.

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The great Leonardo da Vinci was one of the first to study and define the ideal parameters of the human body. The anatomical proportions he presented are still studied in art schools all over the world. From Leonardo da Vinci’s theory of ideal proportions it follows that the volumes of the chest, waist and hips, taken separately, do not solve anything, it’s all about their ratio.

In modern society, changes in the parameters of the human body (anthropometric data) are revised every 15 years, because during this period, as a result of the acceleration process, changes in size, proportions and shapes occur figures person. The well-known 90 – 60 – 90, of course, are not the standard of ideal women's proportions for everyone. Body proportions generally cannot be the same for all women, since there are different body types given to us genetically.

Main body types

The main body types include asthenic (thin-boned), normosthenic (normal-boned) and hypersthenic (broad-boned).

• Women with an asthenic (thin-boned) body type have thin bones, long limbs, a thin neck, and muscles are relatively poorly developed. Representatives of this type are usually light in weight, they are energetic and active. Eating plenty of food for quite a long time does not lead them to gain weight, since they spend energy faster than they accumulate. If a woman of this type does not have a very thin waist and normal, not narrow hips, everything seems miniature because of the thin bone.

• The physique of normosthenic women (normal bone type) is distinguished by the proportionality of the main body dimensions, the correct ratio. Most beautiful female figures are found precisely with this body type.

• In representatives of a hypersthenic (big-boned) physique, the transverse dimensions of the body predominate. Their bones are thick and heavy, their shoulders, chest and hips are wide, and their legs are sometimes somewhat short. Women of this type need to remember that they tend to be overweight.
  

You can determine your approximate body type by measuring the circumference of the wrist of your working hand. For normosthenics it is 16-18.5 cm, for asthenics - 16 cm, and for hypersthenics - 18.5 cm.

Quite often there are mixed body types with a predominance of the parameters of the above types.

If we talk about gradations female height, then they are as follows: low height - 150 cm and below, below average height - 151-156 cm, average height - 157-167 cm, high - 168-175 cm, very tall - 176 cm and above.

True, in recent years this gradation needs to be changed taking into account the acceleration of modern youth, so normal height can be considered for normal and large-boned people from 166 to 170 cm, and for thin-boned people from 168 to 172 cm.

Correct legs

There are certain proportions between height and leg length. Legs can be considered short if their length is less than half the height. Can be considered proportional figure when the length of the legs is more than half the height. Forfor broad-boned people, preferably by 2-4 cm, for normal-boned people - 4-6 cm, for thin-boned people - 6-9 cm. For example, ifIf you have a normal bone body type with a height of 168 cm, the leg length is 90 cm, then this is ideal.

The length of the legs should be measured from the protrusion of the femur to the floor. In cases where the legs are somewhat shorter than the accepted norm, shoes with heels will help change this ratio, since visually they eliminate the existing imbalance.

The diameter of the leg at the calf, depending on the body type, ranges from 36 to 40 centimeters, at the ankle from 16 to 20 cm. Experts even tried to compile a table of the ideal leg shape depending on the body type.
Here are the approximate parameters: with a height of 156 and a weight of 50 - 55 kg - leg circumference at the hip from 48 to 54 cm, in the calf 31-32 cm, in the ankle 18-20 cm; with a height of 160 and a weight of 55–58 kg, the leg circumference at the thigh is from 50 to 56 cm, in the calf 32–35 cm, in the ankle 19–22 cm; with a height of 167 and a weight of 56-65 kg, the leg circumference at the hip is from 52 to 58 cm, at the calf 33-36 cm, at the ankle 22-23 cm.

And above all, ideal legs should have three gaps between them. To do this, you need to stand in front of a large mirror and put your feet in the position - heels together, toes apart. You should see the first gap under the knees, the second at the ankles, and the third at the top closer to the hips. In other places the legs should converge.

Correct weight

Body weight depends on the body type, height and, very importantly, the age of the person. One option for calculating weight is the Quetelet index. According to this index, for women with a thin-boned body type, it is enough to have 325 g for every centimeter of height, for normal-boned women - 350 and for large-boned ones - 375 g. Then the index is multiplied by height, and the weight corresponding to your parameters is obtained.
It must be emphasized that the ideal weight of women, especially those whose height is below 160 cm, should be 10-15% less than normal. For short women, at least under 20 years of age, it is advisable to weigh 3-5 kg ​​less than normal, i.e. calculated using the Quetelet index.

As mentioned above, body weight also depends on age. The table shows the weight-to-height ratio (weight in g divided by height in cm) for women aged 15 to 40 years.

Age (years)	Body types
	thin-boned	Normoskeletal	Broad-boned
15-18 19-25 26-39	315 325 335	325 345 360	355 370 380

To determine your normal weight, you need to multiply your height in cm by the weight-height coefficient corresponding to your age and body type.

Excess weight can be tracked by measuring the fat fold on the abdominal wall, above the navel, 3 cm from the midline. Its thickness should normally be from 1 to 2 cm.

Hips, waist and chest

Knowing your body circumferences - chest, waist and hips - also helps determine your body type. Suchthe indicator is called "whites".

Normal whites indicators for young women (18 - 28 years old) of a normosthenic body type can be considered if the chest circumference is equal to half the height plus 2-5 cm, for the bust - chest circumference plus 8-10 cm, for the waist - standing height, minus 100, hips should be greater than the waist circumference by about 25-30 cm. For thin-boned women, it can be considered normal if their chest circumference is in the range of 84-86 cm, and their bust is plus 4-6 cm to the indicated figures.
Their waist is usually thin, ranging from 60-64 cm, and their hip circumference is approximately 25-30 cm larger. In women with a broad-boned body type, the chest circumference exceeds half the height by 8-10 cm, chest - by another 8-10 cm. The waist circumference with a height of 166-168 cm is within 70-76 cm, and the hip circumference is larger by the same 25-30 cm.

Devendra Singh, professor of psychology at the University of Texas, came to approximately the same conclusion in the early nineties. Only he calculated the proportion between the hips and waist as a percentage. According to his theory, the ideal proportions are those in which the waist volume is from 60 to 70% of the hip volume.

To do this, you need to divide the waist volume by the hip volume, the resulting coefficient should be from 0.6 to 0.7. By the way, the ideal beauties according to this ratio are the Venus de Milo - 70% and the Nude by Rubens, the same 70%. But among real women, the waist-to-hip ratio is ideal: Marilyn Monroe 0.61 (56/91.5), Brigitte Bardot 0.66 (58.5/89), Demi Moore 0.72 (66/91), Claudia Schiffer 0.67 (62/92), Cindy Crawford 0.69 (58/84), Gisele Bundchen 0.70 (61/86), Kylie Minogue 0.70 (63/89).

Doctors believe that the ratio of waist circumference to hip circumference should not exceed the endocrine balance coefficient, which is 0.85. If your waist does not exceed 85% of your hips, then your figure in perfect order both from an aesthetic and medical point of view.

Time moves forward, new criteria for assessing the beauty of a female figure appear. The latest analysis of the results of an anthropometric examination of women, carried out in our country at the beginning of 2000, showed significant changes in body proportions. Young women have longer arms and legs, a higher waistline, wider shoulders with the same body size, and improved posture. So we can conclude that the young and middle generations of women have become taller and slimmer than the previous generation. Well, if your parameters do not match the ideal ones, don’t be upset! Still, the most important thing in a woman is her individuality and, of course, her well-groomed appearance.