How The Shape Of Women Bodies Have Changed?

By Jason Longworth

Results of some surveys indicate that now women are half a stone bulkier, two inches taller, and have an increase of three numbers in their shoe sizes than what they had sixty years back. In the 60s, a large number of British women had a trim and slender physique with a 5ft-2inches petite figure.

The feet size was about 31/2 while 12 size of dress was used by most of the women. The then lifestyle was quite active and women used to work, and move in an active manner, as compared to the present day lifestyle. The transformation of figure may be due to the change in lifestyle.

Let us directly jump to 2009, and we notice that we were never as careful about our figures as we are now, but still most among us have ballooned. We are taller, bulkier, and less curvilinear as it has been pointed out by the UK National women figure Survey.

The statistics put forward by the UK National sizing survey in 1951 are quite different from the measurements of today. It shows that a huge difference has emerged which is staggering to certain extent. The increase in height depicts that the diets are more nutritious, and balanced as compared to before, while the increase in weight and expansion of feet is not a good sign. The hourglass shape is now 38-34-40, which is not up to the mark; however, women are striving to achieve an ideal figure.

Now hips are nearly one, and a half inch bigger, and so are the busts, and when it comes to waist, there is a difference of six and a half inches, which indicates that almost all of us have a little, or somewhat bigger tummy. These changes have not only affected our looks, but they have also cast their impacts on our health.

There are several factors, which are held responsible for all these changes. The increase in height is the positive impact of the healthy and well balanced diet today. Now, the nutrients present in the diet are ample, which are helpful in better growth. However, the environmental changes also play a key role in the increase in height. On the other hand, better medication, warmer homes, and improved sanitation are also one of the factors.

The increase in weight is a result of our somewhat lethargic lifestyles, now we like to glue in front of TV sets instead of taking part in some other activity. We like to go for walks or opt for cycling when we feel that we have become bulkier, and heavier, otherwise, we are not willing to pay any attention to such sort of activities.

It takes nothing to be heavier as we have become without realising that we have become heavier, but once we get heavier, it takes even months or even years to regain our desired shapes. In addition, once we get out of shape, we reckon it as a part of our destiny to become so. Well, it is not our destiny, but our lifestyle, which makes us so.

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