The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

When it comes to body types, it’s not just how much weight you carry — it’s where you store it. Research shows that people with apple-shaped bodies — those with a wider midsection and less defined ...

Mathematicians have discovered that there is no exact formula for the “perfect” female body. A study recently published in Scientific Reports challenges long-standing assumptions about the most ...

Bone structure, how easily you gain muscle, and where you tend to store fat all help define your somatotype (body type). Learn how to personalize your fitness goals based on your body type.

In the late 1890s and early 1900s, American artist Charles Dana Gibson illustrated the Gibson Girl who was an amalgamation of American femininity and served as a beauty standard for everyday women.

Body types influence metabolism, weight gain and loss abilities, and health risks. The three main body types are endomorph, mesomorph, and ectomorph. Your body type can play a factor in the exercises ...

New York stylist and Kibbe Body Type Method founder David Kibbe calls the typical ‘hourglass figure’ and ‘pear-shape’ categories we’re used to “horrible information.” That’s why, in 1982, he designed ...

The late 90s and early 2000s were pivotal points in contemporary pop culture. The increased impact of teen performers mixed with intense paparazzi presence created a tornado-like focus on women’s ...

If you grew up in the early ’00s, you’re probably intimately familiar with the era’s unrealistic beauty standards. In fact, as Glamour previously reported, that period was so uniquely and irrationally ...