Learn How Your body type determines the metabolism rate of your body
There are three different body types and each react differently.
The Three body types are
- Ectomorph
- Mesomorph
- Endomorph
Women generally have more body fat than men.
The body fat needed for optimal health ranges from 14% to 30% for women. And 6% to 25% for men.
Ectomorph are
- Naturally long and lean,
- Struggle to gain weight
- Narrow shoulders and hips
- Have fast metabolism
- Have little body fat and little muscles.
- They have a hard time gaining weight.
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Mesomorphs are:
- athletic, solid and strong.
- Wide shoulders
- Narrow waist
- Thin joints
- Round muscle belly
- Narrow hips and clavicles
- Small joints (wrist/ankle)
- They are not overweight and not underweight.
- They both gain and loss weight without much effort.
Endomorphs Have
- Heavier bone texture
- Square torso
- Wider waist
- Larger hips
- Slower metabolism
- Shorter limbs
- Thick Ribcage
- Have rounded in appearance
- Endomorphs have lots of fats, lots of muscle and they easily gain weight.
- Are generally softer
- Rounder and tend to store fat easily
Metabolism Rate
A slow metabolism is linked to weight gain as endomorphs struggle to weight at bay.
A fast metabolism contributes to ectomorphs finding it hard to gain weight.
Some classic combinations somatotypes include
pear-shaped ectomorphs with their thin delicate upper bodies and high fat storage in the hips and thighs
Apple shaped endo-ectomorphs with fat storage in the mid section and thin lower bodies.