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physical characteristics of pear shaped women

Pear shaped is the most common body type among the two types of body shape: apple shaped and pear shaped. Pear shaped women are commonly viewed as ‘bottom heavy’ because they store body fat below the waistline on their hips, thighs, and bottoms.

However, not many women realize that they have pear shaped body type. To make it easier to recognize whether your body type is pear shaped or not, here are the typical characteristics of pear shaped women:

• They have small frame and subtle curves.
• They have slender neck.
• They have relatively well defined waist.
• They have narrower shoulders and bust compared to the hips.
• Commonly the upper torso is relatively slim in comparison to the lower parts of the body.
• They are rounder around the hips, thighs and bottoms than the top.
• Their body fat, stored on the thighs, often leads to cellulite.
• The shoulders and bust area are usually narrower than the bottom half of the body.

In short words, pear shaped women have a smaller upper body and a heavier lower body because the body fat is mainly stored below the waist.