Which sport/exercise do you think gives the most pleasing physique?

[Womnaleplus]

For women, I'm thinking ballet or whatever that hula hoop one is. Men - swimming?

[Rubybrazilianwax]

Yoga for sure

[cardamomginger]

Ballet - for both women and men.

[Womnaleplus]

Hmm, yes possibly swimming is little unbalanced.

Ruby, do you think yoga gives a better figure than Pilates?

[eurochick]

Resistance training, no question - gives a nice defined, strong, athletic figure.

[gindrinker]

Athletics.
I'd kill for Jessica Ennis' body.
I suspect there is a lot of resistance/weights involved.

[bettybleep]

Gymnastics and rowing

[MarshaBrady]

Yoga

[dyslexicdespot]

Ashtanga yoga

[Bexicles]

Completely biased here...yoga!

[ElizabethBathory]

Pilates, and maybe ballet but too much ballet means massive calves and thighs. Depends what you like of course!

[SwedishEdith]

I always used to think ice-skaters had great figures. Strong and toned but in propotion.

What's resistance training?

[RhondaJean]

Strength weightlifting for women. Martial arts for men.

Never running, string beans.

[MarshaBrady]

Ballet does make your calves bigger.

[CooEeeEldridge]

Resistance training and running, for both.

[frankietwospots]

Kettlebells. Gave me the best arms I've ever had. I do 30 mins high impact and am drowning in sweat when I leave. I've even bought my own kettlebells so I can do it at home.

[OneLittleLady]

Damn, i was going to look into doing ballet but I already have HUGE calves, I can't let them get any bigger!

[frankietwospots]

Oh and tabata training is also great.

[MarshaBrady]

One, perhaps it's when you go en pointe. I'm sure it's fine before that. Go for it.

[ElizabethBathory]

No ballet definitely makes your calves bigger even if you don't go en pointe! But it depends why your calves are big in the first place - if it's fat it might burn it off and they'll get smaller? It's amazing for toning your legs and butt.

[MarshaBrady]

Oh ok . But yes might reduce you never know.

It's very good exercise.

[Flidais]

Dance, not necessarily ballet. Probably not Morris either, though I have never made a close examination.

[DrNick]

gah 0 yoga is just lying around

[DrNick]

i would say kettlebells or pump

[Skinheadmermaid]

Martial arts

[DrNick]

for men - water polo

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