If you're wondering, "What is my body type?", here you will find a brief description of each of the basic three body types.
No matter what body type you have, you CAN lose weight - however, how you lose it differs greatly depending on your body type. That's why is important you know what's yours and work with your body, not against it.
To a great extent, the concept of different body types (somatotypes), is based on the fact that once your body frame (bones and muscles) had finished its development, its blueprint is pretty much fixed throughout your whole life, being pre-programmed genetically.
Before we go any further, you should know that while you can change your body composition (fat vs. muscle) with exercise and diet, your basic body type will always remain the same. Also, keep in mind that your height has nothing to do with your body type.
What is My Body Type? - the Most Asked Question...
...from site visitors, like you. The next one is, "why is my body type important in weight loss?"
Well, here’s why.
Because any knowledgeable nutritionist or experienced fitness professional would use body typing to customize an effective individual diet and workout for you, specifically.
The modern body typing was developed in the 1940s by the American psychologist Dr. William Sheldon and classifies body shapes in three main somatotypes (depending on the prominence of the basic tissue type - i.e., nervous, muscular, and digestive):
Ectomorph: slim, long & thin limbs and muscles - lowest body fat
Mesomorph: athletic, large bones, big muscles - low body fat
Endomorph: heavy build, wide waist - highest body fat
With this in mind, remember that you have most likely a combination of 2 (or even 3) of these body types.
You may be surprised to know that the body typing goes back to the works of modern and classical philosophers like Gurdjief, Nietzsche and Plato, who are believed to have based their work on the millenary proven concepts of Indian Ayurveda body types.
If you ask yourself, "what is my body type?" and "what body type diet should I use?", you are not alone. Trying to combine different body type diets and workout routines is often confusing or even contradicting.
Then, use this knowledge to follow the specific workout and body type diet customized for you. This way, you eliminate the struggle and frustration of not being able to lose weight and keep it off.
If after this you’re still wondering, "what is my body type?" you might want to pick up Edward Jackowski’s "Escape Your Shape - How To Workout Smarter, Not Harder". Why? Because, as new scientific information about body fat, personalized nutrition and exercising emerged in the last couple of decades, this is a more refined body typing system, based on four body shapes >>
