What is a Pear shaped Body Type?

Pear -also known as Spoon or Bell or Triangle Upward) consists of a waist which is at least 75% of the chest, and the hips is at least 110% of the chest. You are smaller on top, and larger on the bottom. Women who have heavy bottoms and small busts are said to have pear-shaped bodies. Most have a slim torso and rib cage and their waist may be smaller in proportion to their hips. They also have a fuller bottom and legs.

Signs that you are a Pear Shaped Body Type

• Large hips and thighs
• Smaller upper body. Your bust and shoulders are proportionally narrower than your hip-line
• You have a well-defined waist
• A waist to hip ratio of less than 0.8 makes you a pear shape
• You tend to carry extra weight in the hips and thighs while maintaining a smaller waist, arms, shoulders, and chest.
• When you gain weight, it tends to show up around your thighs and hips and then on your arms and breasts,
• You may have thick calves and puffy knees. Water retention is one of the most obvious reason for puffy knees,
• Pear shape is a very common body type.

Health Risks linked to the Pear shape body type :

Pear-shaped women don't face the same health risks as the Apple shape, but their fat is more stubborn. It's been scientifically shown that fat in the central-body area, the upper body, chest, thorax and so on, is mobilized much more readily than fat in the gluteal and femoral areas. That is, the fat in the hip/thigh/buttock region is more resistant to mobilization--it likes to stay put. Thus, Pears are at a disadvantage from the beginning. Pear-Women who add pounds around their hips, butt and thighs – are more susceptible to problems like

• cellulite
• varicose veins,
• osteoporosis,
• eating disorders.
• Mechanical problems: The pear-shaped overweight persons are at greater risk of mechanical problems, as most of their body fat is distributed around their hips, thighs and bottom.
• Body-fat distribution tends to occur around both upper and lower body areas.

Celebrities known to have a pear body shape are:

Beyoncé, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Coleen McLoughlin, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez