"""Ferrari Press Agency Ref 8659 Shapes 1 21/11/2017 See Ferrari text Picture MUST credit : FitRated.com A fascinating new graphic reveals how the ideal female physique can change depending on which country you live in. Designers from 15 countries were challenged by on-line fitness products and services resource FitRated to alter an image of a 28-year-old woman to fit their country's perception of """"fit."""" They were from Argentina, Chile , China, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine and the USA.They were asked them to think about the aspects of a woman's physique that are considered when they think of a fit body and to alter images accordingly.The results appeared to show that people in every country appreciated a small waist and flat stomach.However, the images also show major differences in terms of how slim, athletic or curvy the preferred body type is.It turns out the """"Kardashian body"""" may be more ideal in Peru than the U.S. The South American country was the only country that significantly increased the size of the model's glutes. Most countries only slightly changed her chest size, as well. Mexico, China, Argentina, the Netherlands, and Nigeria gave her breasts more of an augmentation than the rest of the countries. Overall, almost all of our designers chose to alter the model's obliques, slimming her silhouette.In the US, the desired physique appears to be athletic, with added muscle definition photoshopped onto the image. But in China, the figure was made to look slimmer, with a particular focus on a toned stomach.In Mexico, there was more emphasis on wider hips, which the artist explained is considered sexy there. The side-profile images also show countries have different perceptions of what is desirable when it comes to the derriere.Mexico, Peru and the Netherlands and South Africa were the countries that added the most volume and definition to the rear.The Fitrated report said: """" Artists from all"""
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