Exercise can do wonders to get rid of unwanted
pounds and tone up flabby muscles. But it can’t turn a short, stocky person
into a tall, willowy reed, or a slightly built person into a brawny bruiser.
However, your body type may make you better suited to some activities than to
others.
Most people fall into one of three categories:
endomorphs, mesomorphs, or ectomorphs, based on their overall build,
distribution of body fat, muscle tone, and height. (Some people show
characteristics of more than one type.)
Endomorphs may be described as:
- Chubby, round, or soft
looking.
- Broader at the hips than at
the shoulders.
- Small-boned.
- Not very muscular.
- Carrying a
higher-than-average amount of body fat.
Endomorphs are poor candidates for jogging or any
activity that calls for high impact with the ground. They’re good candidates
for low-impact or nonimpact activities like biking, walking, or swimming, which
minimize strain on the body frame.
Mesomorphs are usually described as:
- Big-boned, with a strong,
muscular physique.
- Broad-shouldered, with a
narrow waist.
- Rugged looking.
Mesomorphs are good candidates for walking, and
short-distance running (like 5-kilometer races) but not marathons, martial
arts, or sports requiring balance, strength, power, and agility (like power
lifting, tennis, boardsailing).
Ectomorphs are usually described as:
- Tall, with a long, slender
neck.
- Having narrow shoulders,
chests, and hips.
- Relatively long limbed.
- Having small wrists and
ankles.
- Having little body fat.
- Having difficulty developing
powerful muscles.
Ectomorphs are poor candidates for swimming (since
they have so little body fat for buoyancy) and sprinting. They’re good
candidates for jogging, skipping rope, basketball, tennis and other racquet
sports, and cross-country skiing.
Source: HealthyLife® on Fitness (Southfield, Mich.: American Institute for Preventive Medicine, 1987).
Used with permission from A Year of Health Hints by Don R Powell, PHD and the American
Institute for Preventive Medicine, copyright 2010. www.healthylife.com
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