The Size-Zero - Abs and Hourglass figure - The Oomph and 'X' Factor

The Size-Zero   -   Abs and Hourglass figure   - The Oomph and 'X' Factor

    
                                

                              
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor sparked the craze for size zero after she reportedly lost eight kilos to acquire a bikini body for Bollywood film Tashan in 2007.  Kareena Kapoor is known as the B-Town (Bollywood) ambassador for size-zero. Young Indian women went frenzy over this  'zero-size' concept, and they started their desperate bid to acquire that figure.

Bollywood  Actresses like, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut, Anushka Sharma and Shilpa Shetty stuck to the zero size obsession and underwent rigorous physical training in order to sport a leaner body. While Aishwarya Rai supposedly lost 10 kilos for Dhoom 2, Priyanka Chopra too had to work out day and night to fit into her golden two-piece in Dostana.

Size zero or 0 is a women's clothing size in the US catalog sizes system. Size 0 and 00 were invented due to the changing of clothing sizes over time, which has caused the adoption of lower numbers.

Modern size 0 clothing, depending on brand and style, fits measurements of bust-waist-hips from 30-22-32 inches (76-56-81 cm) to 33-25-35 inches (84-64-89 cm). Size 00 can be anywhere from 0.5 to 2 inches (1 to 5 cm) smaller than size 0.

Anorexia

Anorexia is an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.

The western norm of a starved thin body for fashion models has resulted in Anorexia.

Definition -

Anorexia is a serious psychological disorder. It is a condition that goes well beyond out-of-control dieting. The person with anorexia, most often a girl or young woman, initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time, the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control.

   

 Medical Definition of ANOREXIA NERVOSA –

Anorexia Nervosa is a  a serious eating disorder primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usually excessive weight loss.

The French Government’s ban of “Anorexia” and penalty on fashion model Agencies -

As France joined Italy, Spain and Israel in banning excessively thin fashion models passing a law that threatens six months' prison and a fine of US $82,000 for fashion houses and agents who hire such models, the Indian fashion fraternity, which often denies this problem has local dimensions, has been watching these developments closely.

The French move is part of a wider crackdown on anorexia backed by President Francois Hollande's government. Lawmakers also approved a separate measure making it illegal to condone anorexia, a move targeting Internet sites that encourage dangerous weight loss.

While hailing the French parliament move, the Indian fashion designer Wendell Rodricks (known for being involved in everything fashion – from lecturing on world costume history to fashion journalism and styling for international advertising campaigns) said  "This is however a very first world, Western and particularly French problem." According to him this is not a problem that Indian models need to even think about. "In India both men and women like their women with a bit of flesh on them. Even looking thin to the point of the emaciation will be a no-no."

"I welcome what the French lawmakers have done. Fashion is about the beautiful and the healthy. By bringing in this law, it is being underlined clearly that being healthy is a very important part of beauty." Said Wendell Rodricks.

Frenchman Jeff Goldberg, now a Mumbai-based film-maker and designer, is perhaps the only one who scoffs at the development in his country.  "While it's unacceptable that youngsters are pressurised into unhealthy diets and lifestyles because of size-zero, it cannot be the government's call, making laws banning anything. Whether size-zero or the beef ban, when governments get into this turf it can actually open doors to all kinds of problems. I'd be happier if the government worked with counsellors, teachers and parents to promote healthier lifestyles than banning things." He also asked, "What about those who are naturally size zero? Isn't the French government then simply making it tough on them?"

              

While social factors, particularly the western ideal of thinness, is largely blamed for increasing rate of eating disorders over the past several decades.

Creating a minimum size limit will hopefully prevent young models from extreme measures to fit in, and will present a more normal, relatable and realistic representation of women in advertising."

A team of researchers in the UK has suggested that the fashion industry could benefit from using average-sized models rather than size zero in marketing campaigns.

"I wanted to get rid of my stomach," the beauty blogger Megan O’Brien said.  Researchers have found that skipping meals can ultimately result in abdominal weight gain.  Woman Who Wears Size Zero Gets Liposuction for 'Pudgy Stomach.  The liposuction also used to chisel chubby cheeks and to reduce facial bloating.

Liposuction  - 

The concept of liposuction is surprisingly simple. Liposuction is a surgical technique that improves the body's contour by removing excess fat from deposits located between the skin and muscle. Liposuction involves the use of a small stainless steel tube, called a cannula (from the Latin word for reed, tube, cane). The cannula is connected to a powerful suction pump and inserted into the fat through small incisions in the skin. Fat removal is accomplished as the suction cannula creates tiny tunnels through the fatty layers. After surgery, these tiny tunnels collapse and thus result in an improved body contour.

Six-Pack-Abs  -


The men and teenagers puts in a TON of effort to sculpt a rock-solid, well-defined set of six-pack-abs imitating  Bollywood actors.  It is a craze and trendsetter amongst  today’s Indian youth to have six-pack-abs. 

 
Getting a phenomenal set of abs requires smart training, a LEAN, clean diet, and minimal equipments.

Stay persistent with a clean diet, resistance training, and cardio regimen and you’ll be able to maintain low body fat permanently. Abs require a lifestyle shift and a TON of discipline — not a quick fix.

Crunches and sit-ups primarily work the top of the rectus abdominus, aka the 6 pack muscles. Even though building up the top is an incredibly important part of a stellar midsection, relying ONLY on sit-ups and crunches will cause the obliques, transverse abdominus, and lower abs to lag behind. Think of the transverse abdominus as a belt that runs around the waist and sucks everything in tight. Exercises like the plank can help build up the transverse and make the entire torso more compact. The obliques run diagonally along the side of the torso into the pelvis, which forms the V-cut that everyone craves so much.

The celebrities with a V-cut body  include B-Town  actors  Salman Khan and John Abraham.

The temporary abs creation for bollywood flicks -

The bollywood actors with the help of physical trainers obtain six-pack-abs  for their movies.  Many of them loses it after the movie shootings gets completed and get backs to the original shape.  The flaunting of six-pack-abs is considered to be male desirability and craze amongst the girls and women.

It is to be noted that some of the women trains themselves to obtain abs, even though the women with muscles are not a sexually desirable lot.

                          

Yoga for Weight Loss  -

                        

There are many Yoga Asanas for rapid weight loss.  Blast the belly fat with yoga Asanas.  Many people do yoga  to remain fit and to get into an enviable body shape.  The yoga classes are mushrooming in Indian cities and small towns like never before. 

The history of yoga divided into four broad categories –

1.       Vedic

2.       Pre-classical

3.       Classical

4.       Post-classical

With yoga body comes to its optimal weight.

“Surya Namaskar”  is a complete yoga exercise for a slim and lithe body.  Surya Namaskar is a set of yoga asanas done in succession. It has amazing weight reduction properties since it employs various forward and backward bending asanas that flex and stretch the spinal column giving a profound stretch to the whole body.

Yoga poses for post natal weight loss -  

·         The cobra pose

·         The tiger pose

·         The Brahma pose

·         The triangle pose

There are herbal extracts to dissolve extra fat.

Many herbal product medicines are available in online and private circles for weight loss.  This has become a flourishing business around the world.  The publication of photos before and after use of these products are making rounds in internet , news papers, magazines and media.

Body Mass Index -

An approximate measure of whether someone is over- or underweight, calculated by dividing their weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters OR a measurement of the relative percentages of fat and muscle mass in the human body, in which weight in kilograms is divided by height in meters squared and the result used as an index of obesity.

Hourglass figure –

 
Hourglass or X shape (triangles opposing, facing in): The hips and bust are almost of equal size with a narrow waist -  Body fat distribution tends to be around both the upper body and lower body. This body type enlarges the arms, chest, hips, and rear before other parts, such as the waist and upper abdomen.

The circumferences of bust, waist, and hips, and the ratios between them, was a widespread method for defining women's body shape in Western cultures for several decades after World War II, and are still used in some North American subcultures for this purpose. These include terms like "rectangular", "spoon", "inverted triangle", or "hourglass". The measurements are generally described using three numbers to describe the bodily dimensions, or "BWH".

The hourglass shape is present in only about 8% of women.

One of the Indian ‘X’ shape body example is that of  bollywood actress “Celina Jaitley”.

Hollywood actress Kim Kardashian possesses a ‘X’ shape body.

The Oomph and ‘X’ Factor -

      

The Oomph factor means the quality of being exciting, energetic, or sexually attractive.  The yesteryear bollywood actress Mumtaz  is a widely known and famous oomph girl with a pug nose.

The X factor as per dictionary meaning is an unknown or unexplained element that makes something more interesting or valuable - a noteworthy special talent or star quality.

 The Zing thing and ‘X’ Factor -

The dictionary meaning of zing is a lively, zest, vigor, animation, force, vitality, etc.

The zing thing and ‘X’ factor often suggest the glamorous side of a person with which he/she is someone special.

Tattoo on body  -

When we discuss about beautiful bodies it is necessary to examine the current craze of decorating the body with tattoos.

 Once upon a time, tattoos were symbols of rebellion. But a 2010 Pew Research Center study showed that getting inked wasn't a big deal – not for American millennials anyway. Almost four in ten millennials are tattooed, and half of those have anywhere between two to five tattoos. While no such data is available for India, trends indicate we're moving from parading Tinkerbells and distorted tribal markings to something more personal or meaningful.

Earlier, it was all about Shiva, Om, the trishul and tribal tattoos (mostly guys). Fewer girls are choosing butterflies, dragons, Phoenixes, pixies, angels, dolphins and Chinese symbols.

Geometric tattoos and mandalas have been around for years and some artists specialise in just that. It's only because of social media that it's gotten the attention it's been getting, and that's fantastic because it's a beautiful style.

The gulf between the sexes when it comes to tattoo size (women typically opting for smaller, minimal designs and men getting bigger tattoos) is eroding. Honestly, we don't know why it was there to begin with. Women are choosing larger, bolder pieces as opposed to a few years ago. That's great, as it allows artists to capture the idea in a better way. And the tattoo also ages well over time.

Beauty contest Or Beauty pageant –

 A competition in which the entrants, usually women, are judged as to physical beauty and sometimes personality and talent, with the winners awarded prizes or titles.  We know that there are national beauty pageants in India and the winners of whom will represent the country in international beauty contests.  

 Many Indian girls have won international beauty pageants such as Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Earth titles.  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Diana Haydon and Yukta Mookhey to name a few contestants who won the world titles.

There are men flexing muscles to show body beautiful in national and international events.

Indian beauties with bit of flesh in their curves being preferred by Indian men and mythological goddesses and tinsel town beauties with voluptuous and alluringly desirable heavenly bodies are the envy of less fortunate ones and attract male attention and admiration for the beautiful damsels.  

Having discussed about body beautiful and eating less and healthy to get into shape in this Blog, it reminds us the age old proverb “a healthy mind rests in a healthy body”.

The hygienic body temple is really something one can go gaga over or boast about.  The god created man in his own replica and the heavenly bodies are the asset of man or woman to flaunt and feel elated about.