Body Type Calculator
Discover your body shape — hourglass, pear, apple, rectangle, or inverted triangle — from your bust, waist, and hip measurements, with your waist-to-hip ratio and health notes included.
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BODY SHAPES
0.80
APPLE THRESHOLD
<0.75
HOURGLASS THRESHOLD
Enter Your Measurements
Your Body Shape
Rectangle
Bust, waist, and hip measurements sit close in width, giving a straighter, athletic-looking silhouette without a sharply cinched waist.
0.74
Waist–Hip Ratio
5.0 cm
Bust–Hip Diff
0.74
Waist / Hip
0.78
Waist / Bust
0.95
Bust / Hip
5.0 cm
Hip / Bust Diff
The 5 Female Body Shapes
Hourglass
|Bust − Hip| < 3.6cm · Waist/Hip < 0.75 · Waist/Bust < 0.75
Bust and hip widths land close together with a distinctly narrower waist between them, giving a curved, balanced outline.
✅ Fat is spread fairly evenly, which is generally linked with a lower cardiovascular risk profile.
Pear / Triangle
Hip > Bust by 5cm+ · Waist < 0.75 × Hip
Hips and thighs are visibly wider than the bust and shoulders, with more of the body's width carried below the waist.
✅ This lower-body (gynoid) fat pattern tends to be less strongly linked to cardiometabolic risk than midsection fat.
Apple / Oval
Waist ≥ 0.80 × Hip (waist-dominant)
The waist and midsection carry proportionally more width than the hips, softening the waist-to-hip taper.
⚠️ Midsection (android) fat distribution is associated with higher risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease — worth tracking waist circumference over time.
Rectangle — You
|Bust − Hip| < 5cm · Waist ≥ 0.75 × Hip
Bust, waist, and hip measurements sit close in width, giving a straighter, athletic-looking silhouette without a sharply cinched waist.
✅ Weight distribution here is usually fairly even, which is typically associated with lower baseline risk.
Inverted Triangle
Bust > Hip by 5cm+
Shoulders and bust are broader than the hips, narrowing down toward the waist and legs.
🔵 Often seen alongside an athletic build and comparatively low overall body fat, though shoulder-dominant proportions vary a lot with muscle mass.
Understanding Body Shape Classifications
Body shape (or body type) classifications describe the proportional relationship between your bust, waist, and hip measurements rather than your total size. These five shapes are a shorthand for how fat and width tend to be distributed across the body, which has practical implications for both clothing fit and general health context. For a body-fat percentage instead of a proportion-based shape, see our body fat calculator.
🧮 How Body Type Is Calculated
Key measurements: Bust (B), Waist (W), High Hip (HH), Hip (H)Apple/Oval: W ≥ 0.80×H or W ≥ 0.85×HH (waist-dominant) | Inverted Triangle: B > H by 5cm+Pear/Triangle: H > B by 5cm+ | Hourglass: |B − H| < 3.6cm and W/H, W/B both < 0.75Rectangle: everything else — bust and hip roughly balanced, waist not sharply defined📊 Health Insights by Body Type
Beyond fit and aesthetics, body shape can carry some health context. An apple/android distribution — weight carried around the waist and midsection — correlates with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome. A pear/gynoid distribution — weight carried in the hips and thighs — is generally associated with lower cardiovascular risk. Even so, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio on their own tend to be more clinically meaningful than the overall shape category, so treat your result here as context, not a diagnosis.
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Measure Consistently
Use a soft tape measure, stand relaxed, and breathe normally. Re-measure at the same time of day for comparable results over time.
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Track the Trend
One measurement is a snapshot. Re-check every 8-12 weeks alongside training changes to see how your proportions actually shift.
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Pair With Other Tools
Combine this with body fat % and waist-to-hip ratio for a fuller picture than shape alone can give you.
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