As I mentioned in the blood type diet blog post, it can be difficult to really find diets and exercise regimens that works for you. It can challenging to not always fall into the trend and find recipes and workouts that don’t get receptive but are still just as effective as time goes one. I, myself, am navigating these very uncharted waters as college continues and as I begin to have more control over what I eat and when I workout.

While reading some of the health and fitness blog I enjoy on my Facebook feed, I came across one post about body types. Usually when I find these, they’re about pear and apple and all these fruit shaped bodies that frankly, never really made any sense to me. Or rather, they made sense to me as I understood the analogy, but never seemed to strike me effectively.

However I came across this one by Emily Skye, mentioning that there were three main body types and they can determine how you loose fat.

I hesitated slightly before reading because I was nervous I would get too caught up in categorizing myself again. I feared trying to compensate for who I am in order to find a new way to effectively burn fat, and in reality not gain anything because I’d still have to generally figure it out for myself anyway. But I could not resist the title and continued to read further and consult the internet for more information after.

Here’s the lowdown:

The three main body types are ectomorphy, endomorph, and mesomorph.

• Ectomorph: Usually long and long and have difficulty building muscle

Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo

• Endomorph: typically bigger, contain more high body fat, often pear-shaped, and have a high tendency to store body fat.

Kim Kardashian from KKWTK

• Mesomorph: Usually muscular naturally and well-built; have a high metabolism and responsive muscle cells.

Cassey Ho from Blogilates

Ectomorphs have a difficult time gaining muscle mass due to a fast metabolism and can help improve their health by ensuring a greater protein and fat intake paired with an emphasis on resistance training to build muscle. Endomorphs tend to have curvier builds and unfortunately have a difficult time gain muscle and tend to store more fat. Some of the best workouts involve HIIT and Cross Fit, as well as watching the sugar intake for the diet. Mesomorphs tend to lose and gain weight easily, are able to build muscle quickly, and tend to be athletic. For training it is best to utilize endurance, HIIT, and Pilates or Yoga to strengthen and minimize carbohydrates for diet.

Full disclaimer: I did not choose the pictures of these women to judge or scrutinize anyone, or categorize them offensively in any way. I just wanted to give examples of well known people who may fall into these categories so you may have a gauge of where you are, as well as provide a some meal and exercise direction.

Feel free to use the information in this post as a reference, and as food for thought as you continue your diet and exercise journey. I hope this was helpful and introduced you to something new today.

♥ Little Kelli