Summary: No one have only one body shape overall. We all are a mixture of two body types with the more dominant body type coming to bear on the other.
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you compared yourself with another person? Did you see a woman with a “hot” body, with all the right curves in the right places and you wished you were her?
Most people have found themselves in this situation before. Most times, the target in question is a total stranger who just waltzed in and waltzed out in the same breath. You have exercised, you have denied yourself the pleasures that melts in your mouth but add extra pound to your midriff, you have done all you possibly could to look as slim as slim can be, but keeping fit is starting to become a chore.
Before you continue in that line of thought; have you ever considered your body type? Most people do not take it into consideration that no two humans are the same as our genetic makeup are different. This also applies to body types. However, there are three broad categories that each body type falls into: Ectomorphs, Endomorphs and Mesomorphs.
Ectomorphs: These are the ones who never seem to gain any weight no matter how much calories they consume. Do you remember the skinny girl in high school that always ate more than you did but still had the flattest tummy you have ever seen? This is due to their high metabolism rates which burn fats as soon as they are manufactured in the body. These body types have lean muscles, long limbs, tight shoulders and hips, very low body fat composition and they become “ripped” with little exercise.
Endomorphs: This group on the other hand never seems to be able to shed weight. If they eat a little bit more, they gain weight; if they decide not to eat, starvation mode set in, the body begins to store the little they do eat and they gain even more weight. They have rounder bodies, fat stores around the belly, underarms, buttocks and the thighs. For them, getting fit takes extra commitment.
Mesomorphs: the middle ground. Those with this body shape appear athletic; have broad shoulders and bone structure, and a minimum amount of body fat (more than Ectomorphs but still way less than endomorphs). Most athletes fall into this category although there are no hard and fast rules about it.
One important fact though; no one is one body shape overall. We all are a mixture of two body types with the more dominant body type coming to bear on the other. This explains why some seemingly fit people (Mesomorphs) have a hard time shedding weight in their midriff and some seemingly heavier people became as slim as can be with effective weight loss routines.
Whichever category you fall into, it is imperative that you believe in your weight loss goals for them to work for you. Only then will you be able to reap the fruits of your labor and hard work.
