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The 'spoon' body explained

Posted on May 25th 2007 7:28PM by Martha Edwards
Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss
Are you shaped like a spoon? That is, mostly thin except for a a big round part -- your mid-section? You might be a 'spoon', according to this. Spoons are characterized by small upper bodies and excess weight on their lower abdomen and hips. I definitely qualify for this, though I don't call it 'being a spoon', I call it having a 'paunch' or a 'buddha belly'. Furthermore, spoons are typically weak in their upper body and excel at activities that use the lower body. Wow, it's like they wrote it about me. Because of their weak arms, spoons are at risk of developing osteoporosis there, but by working out their upper body, they can help prevent this.

To avoid the spoon shape, focus more on your upper body than lower when it comes to resistance and weight training.

Are you a spoon?

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