Everyone naturally has a body type or shape -- Hourglass, Spoon, Ruler or Cone. To achieve a leaner, more toned and better proportioned body, you must recognize what you were born with and adjust your exercise plan accordingly.

Take this quick quiz based on the book Escape Your Shape (Fireside, 2001), and find out how a body-type-focused workout can change your figure -- fast.

By Edward J. Jackowski, Ph.D.

  1. You have a tendency to stay lean throughout your:
    • Lower body
    • Middle body
    • Upper body
    • Entire body
  1. Where do you tend to carry extra weight?
    • Back, chest, arms and stomach
    • Both upper and lower body
    • Hips, thighs and buttocks
    • Stomach and buttocks

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