It is important for anyone who is wanting to improve they way they look through nutrition and fitness to understand what body type they are. Either an ectomorphs, mesomorphs or endomorph (or somewhere in between).
If you’re an endomorph and trying to ‘morph’ into an ectomorph then you’re going to be fighting a losing battle from the start.
“So what do these body types mean?”
Here’s a simple rundown;
1. Ectomorphs
Ectomorphs are those people who are naturally skinny. They seem to be able to eat practically anything without gaining noticable weight. Unfortunately people with this kind of body type still have problems with flab (too high a body fat percentage) and cellulite because they find it a lot harder to build muscle.
Celebrities who are ectomorphs: Gwyneth Paltrow, Calista Flockhart
2. Mesomorphs
Mesomorphs are the lucky ones as they naturally have a muscular body type. The main problem people have when they are mesomorphs is keeping their fitness up when they get older. You’ll find guys who will stay fit, healthy and good looking all through out their high school, college and early working years only to get a beer belly by the time they’re reaching their forties.
Celebrities who are mesomorphs: Jessica Simpson
3. Endomorphs
Endomorphs are naturally bulkier than ectomorphs or mesomorphs. If you’re into bodybuilding then this is the ideal body type. If you want abs though you’re going to have to watch your diet a lot more closely than people who have the other body types.
Celebrities who are endomorphs: Renée Zellweger
You need to know what body type you are before you can make realistic goals
Kirstie Alley is never going to look like Calista Flockhart. If she makes that her goal, then she is immediately setting herself up for failure. Now this does not mean Alley doesn’t have a chance at slimming down and improving the way her body looks. With correct dieting and exercising she would be able to be set the realistic goal of becoming a more attractive endomorph.
Take a look at celebrities and identify their body type to see what is possible. Will Smith for instance is naturally of the ectomorph group. That didn’t stop him from bulking to become a fairly convincing boxer in the movie Ali. Renée Zellweger is a good example of an attractive endomorph body.
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