What sport gives you the best body?

Yoga and dance. Long, lean flexible and strong.
Really surprised that people don't want broad shoulders, it's one of the things I think would really improve my body. My best friend is a model and I always love her broad shoulders ( and razor cheekbones). cheekbones

A combo of running, weight lifting and yoga/Pilates. IMO.

I like male swimmers.

I think female skiers have pretty nice body types, obviously fit and toned but still with curves, and keeping quite a feminine shape. Snowboarders are possibly even better as they don't seem to have quite such big thighs, although they tend to wear bulkier clothes so it's harder to tell.

Interestingly, I recently watched a TV show about pro-cheerleaders in America, the ones who compete in championships in their own right. There were hugely varied body types on the squad, but nearly all the girls had a similar shape in their legs/hips/bum, as I guess this is where they build muscle to generate power for their tumbling etc. So I do think different sports affect the way you look, as well as different body types being good at different sports.

Yoga for sure. Though I always reckon they'd be crap at running!

(Ps I do both and excel at neither)

If done seriously from the time one is young, swimming for men and ballet for women.

I should swim more. My ginormous tits make me look fat even when I’m not and when I do get a bit porky I just look like a massive tit! It’s funny really because I’ve literally just got out of the pool but 30 mins of ‘Baby Splash’ hasn’t done anything for me at all.

I used to row a lot and had very big thighs and was generally quite muscular, then I ran a lot and was much leaner. Now I swim and I have very toned arms. I have no tits but that’s cool because they just get in the way and I beyond caring if that turns men off.

I think any sport a woman is into makes them look attractive. Not because it changes their body shape but because they are empowered and strong and enthused. Generally that comes from doing a sport for enjoyment rather than to change a body shape though.

arf at earlofhell

when I was swimming 2-3 x per week I ended up with shot-putter shoulders, but had lean thighs and hips (this was around 25 years ago!)

when only exercise was hill walking, I turned into an egg shape, (probably cos of the pub being at the end of a walk) but also menopause related

currently on the c25k, and have noticed a waist reappearing, slowly, but have also cut out sugar and am only drinking wine occasionally, instead of sharing a bottle every night

my 'ideal' body shape would be long distance runner, rower, tennis player, but these are not exercises for me.

Y Y to rowing - best I've ever looked was when I was competing (while ago now sadly)
Although I agree it gave me quite prominent calf muscles which made boots / tight trousers tricky.
Full body fitness along with great toning 👍🏻

People might be talking about different things here. For example some runners indeed have great bodies, but they don't get them from exclusively running, there's a lot of other training put in as well. If you decide that running is your only exercise, you're unlikely to end up looking like a 100m olympic sprinter.

Combination of weightlifting , spinning , Callanetics and fast walking

Weightlifting definitely

HIIT is also great.

I would say weighted swimming but just the right amount of it. I'm in the best shape of my life and feel great.

Too much training will lead to very broad shoulders and an open flat chest (very masculine).

However, half hour of front crawl with wrist weights every other day or so will give you excellent arm definition and shoulders which are broad and strong-looking but not overly masculine.

This routine has also given me a flat, toned stomach without a popping six-pack.

Diet is also very important though for building and maintaining muscle.

I find having quite broad shoulders is very helpful though when I put on a bit of timber at Xmas- I still manage to look slim and athletic even when I'm carrying an extra half stone and the rest

Weights definitely 💪

‘All round’ sports that require full body functional strength.

CrossFit (if you don’t like too much muscle, don’t be put off by how professionals look - I understand steroid abuse is rife)
Heptathlon/etc (yes yes to the shout out for Jess Ennis Hill earlier)

"Wouldn't rowing give you an over-developed upper body compared to the lower half?"

Nope - look at how hard legs are working (making those seats slide) next time you're watching.

Other watersports, like kayaking, are the ones where it's all about the upper body and the core) though the top level paddlers will be fit all over.

You realize it’s more the other way around, those with certain physiques excel at certain sports....

I don't think it is; certainly not entirely anyway. Most people take up the sport they will later be good at in childhood. I took up hockey aged 10, and now have the typical physique associated with the sport. Of course I was certainly predisposed to building muscle on my legs and core, which is probably why I liked hockey as I was predisposed to being quite good at it, which made it enjoyable. However if I had preferred a non team sport I was equally well suited to sprinting and hurdles. Perhaps if that were my bag I'd be sitting here today with a typical sprinter's body.

What I'm saying is it's a bit of a chicken and egg situation isn't it.

Hopefully Legs bums and tums as I just joined the class tonight.

Rhythmic gymnastics or horse riding.

Darts

Gwenhwyfar - it's the opposite actually, rowing is all in the legs! When I did a lot I couldn't buy knee high boots in regular shops 😳

Always thought the volleyballers looked ace, myself

well gwen its my best chance at an athletic physique

Dance
Tennis
Rock climbing

Pilates Reformer isn't technically a sport and is zero cardio but it seems to give people amazing bodies. Pity I can't afford it.