How often do you stop to marvel at your amazing body? Think of the complex and intricate organ systems–a beating heart, digestion and absorption, the five senses, the immune defenses, and the ability to make new skin. You have an incredible brain to coordinate it all with thousands of activities per second. How often do you feel grateful to your Heavenly Father for all the things your body can do?
When you look at your naked body in the mirror, what do you see?We’re only given one body, and we should treat it with the respect and care it deserves. It’s time to focus on keeping our bodies healthy not trying to change how we look.
Genetics affect our body types from 25%-40%. If you flip this around, it means that you’re eating choices and activity level still has the greatest impact on how big you are–from 60%-75%. Strive to have a realistic, healthy weight for your body type. Your body will fall into one of the three typical body shapes. Your Heavenly Father will always love you no matter your body shape. Read the body types below, and decide which one you are:
An Ectomorph tends to be thin, and struggles to gain weight as either body fat or muscle. They can eat piles of food and stay looking the same even when gaining muscular weight is their biggest goal.
Ectomorphs tends to have a lean build, long limbs, and small muscle bellies. Even if an ectomorph manages to put on weight, they may still look skinnier than they are particularly in the calves and forearms.
Being an ectomorph doesn't mean you're doomed to be weak. You can still get remarkably strong, and you can be every bit as fit and healthy as someone who looks larger and more muscular. But if you want to gain weight, you'd better be prepared to eat a lot.
The Endomorph tends to gain weight and keep it on. Their build is pear-shaped with a thick ribcage, wide hips, and shorter limbs. They may have more muscle than either of the other body types, but they often struggle to gain it without significant amounts of accompanying body fat. If you ever feel like you gain 5 pounds simply walking by a donut shop, you may be an endomorph.
This definitely doesn't mean that an endomorph can't be healthy. They can be every bit as strong, healthy, and capable as the other two groups, and may actually have some strength advantages due to their additional muscle mass. But if and when they decide to lean out, it'll take hard work.
The Mesomorph has a middle-of-the-road build that takes the best of both worlds. They tend to have wide shoulders, a narrow waist, relatively thin joints, and round muscle bellies.
In short, if you're a mesomorph, you have a natural tendency to be fit and relatively muscular. Does this mean you can do nothing, eat everything, and get away with it forever? Definitely not and you're not necessarily healthier than the other two types either. But you may be able to bounce back from being out of shape more easily than the other two body types, or gaining muscle and burning fat with comparative ease.
“There’s no need to glamorize one body type and slam another. We need to stop this absurd hatred towards bodies for being different sizes. It doesn’t help anyone and it’s getting old.” (Jennie Runk) [i]
[i] Sources used:
· “Ectomorph, Endomorph And Mesomorph: How to Train for Your Body Type” by Coach
· “Understanding Body Types” by Finding Balance
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