Hope you all are doing well! Today I would like to conclude the body shape topic, by describing the final body type – The Endomorphs.

Endomorph

Generally, people with a strong solid built and soft under developed muscles are categorized as the endomorphs. They have a curvy and round body shape. Endomorphs are mostly shorter in height but have thick legs and arms. They have under developed muscles with large bone structure and strong digestive system. It is very difficult for them to lose weight. With thick legs, endomorphs find it strong while doing leg exercises.

Characteristics of an Endomorph:

• Easy fat and muscle gain
• Curvy soft body
• Round physique
• Short in height
• “Solid” build
• Slow metabolism
• Underdeveloped muscles
• Fat loss very difficult

Endomorph: Diet

People with this type of body should only concentrate on shedding the fat in their body. They require more of fiber rich food that keeps them full and manages their calorie intake. Junk food, fried food and high calorie food should be replaced with heath drinks and fiber rich food and lots of water. Your fat consumption should not be more than 20% of daily caloric diet.

Rather, you should increase your healthy carbohydrate rich food intake with products such as brown rice, grains, oatmeal, fruits and sweet potatoes. To boost your metabolic activities, you should have 5 to 6 meals every day. Endomorphs can get in shape and tone their body with this kind of diet.

Endomorph: Training

Endos have the fat that is required to build the muscle. Endomorphs should do heavy weight lifting, as light weight lifting won’t help them lose the fat that has been accumulated in their cells. But, they should only lift heavy weights if they are comfortable. They need to grow muscle and lose extra kilos both at same time. The best way to get rid of fats is to do cardio exercises.

As like ectomorphs, endomorphs too have to see that they don’t over train their body or it may cause some side effects. The ideal training session for an endomorph should be of 1 hour maximum, with 20 minutes of high intensity cardio exercises thrice a week. Fast paced walk on tread mill, cross trainer, step class and crunches are must do exercises to gain maximum results.

Conclusion

So, study your body and categorize it accordingly between, Ectomorphs, Mesomorphs and Endomorphs to have a well toned and healthy body.

Hope the given information helps understand your body better. You can now plans your diets and workout sessions according to your body type and reap the maximum benefits.

Eat healthy and stay fit!