Somatotypes-Body Types
The human body is a beautiful thing; one of the most interesting things is that no two people are alike. The anatomy of an individual is based on an individual’s genetic blueprint. An individual can be similar to their family due to their deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA structure; however it will never be exact.
Dr. Sheldon, an American Psychiatrist, spent his life’s work developing a theory of categories that individuals could be grouped into. Alan Kazlev wrote an article discussing Sheldon’s work which states, “Sheldon became good by becoming an avid people-watcher, and out of his observations he gradually elaborated his typology,” (Kazlev, 1998) Sheldon’s typology is better known as Somatotypes which classifies the human body into groups based on size and shape. There are three typology categories which are Endomorph, Mesomorph, and Ectomorph.
Ectomorphic individuals are very thin, tall, and have lean bodies. Due to their physical build some can be fragile with poor posture. While standing anatomically correct their shoulders tend to stoop forward and have a slight curvature to their spine. Genetics allows this body type to eat almost anything they want, because of their ability to burn calories. (Body Type Information, 2015).
The ectomorphs emotional outlook is self-conscious and socially anxious due to their physical appearance. But what they do not have in mass they make up with intelligences. A majority of ectomorphic individuals are artistic, structured and usually prefer their privacy. However they tend to excel in sports that require endurance such as biking, running, and triathlons. Ectomorphs have a massive amount of type 1 muscle fibers. Type 1 muscle fibers are for endurance and they do not fatigue.
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http://www.kheper.net/topics/typology/somatotypes.html
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