"Perfect" body? SHOW THEM ALL!

What is a "perfect" body?  Isn't beauty in the eye of the beholder?  My answer: ABSOLUTELY!

This morning while watching Good Morning America they had on a gorgeous young lady that is a top "plus" model from Australia, now emerging into the US markets.   She was absolutely stunning!  She said she was over 6 feet tall and a size 12, which she stated was the most common size for females.  What amazes me is this is considered "plus" size!   I loved how this model embraced her size and curves--she should (in fact, I think that made her even more attractive!)

Recently I read in a magazine article that a woman can be very thin, yet not fit (apparently referred to as "model thin".)  However you may be a larger size, yet "fit".  I think we are so conditioned to think that thin is fit, yet that is not necessarily true--we are all individuals and vary in size and shape.  Which would you rather be?  For me, I'd rather be "fit".  As a fitness professional when it comes down to it, the most important thing is: a "healthy" body--one that is a balanced combination of daily exercise and good nutrition.   You can be thin yet starve your body of the proper nutrients it needs.  And if you don't exercise you are not doing your body any good.  Make your habits healthy each and every day--that is so much more important then your clothing size!

Embrace your size--whether thin, curvy, athletic, etc.   Don't get caught up in what you see on television or in magazines (remember: those are usually not always exactly what they seem thanks to digital technology and airbrushing!)  Learn to be comfortable in your own skin and SHOW THEM ALL just how beautiful you really are--inside and out!