BODY TYPES

PATHFIT 1
TARGETS:
▪ Define BMI,
▪ Identify the different body types and it’s characteristics,
▪ Understand the implications of the different body types.
INTRODUCTION
Tendency to label people based on their looks.
 BODY TYPING
(Somatotypes)
William Sheldon’s Theory
“Atlas of Men’ (1970)

 Measurement of
Muscle – size, strength, endurance
Bone – length and Girth
Fat – percentage, distribution.
 BODY TYPE
ENDOMORPHIC – centered on the abdomen, and the
whole digestive system.

MESOMORPHIC – focused on the muscles and the

circulatory system.

ECTOMORPHIC – related to the brain and nervous

system.
 SHELDON SOMATOTYPING
Each area measured on a 1 – 7 scale
Type is decided by predominant (highest to
lowest numbers)
Example;
Endo -4
Ecto -7
Meso -1

A Ectomorph
TRIAD BODY TYPE
ECTOMORPHIC
Thin
Flat chest
Delicate build
Young appearance
Tall
Lightly muscled
Stoop-shouldered
Large brain
ECTOMORPHIC
Self-conscious
Preference for privacy
Introvert
Inhibited
Socially anxious
Artistic
Mentally intense
Emotionally restrained
ENDOMORPHIC
Soft body
Underdeveloped muscles
Round shaped
Over-developed digestive
system.
Love of food
Tolerant
Evenness of emotion
ENDOMORPHIC
Love of comfort
Sociable
Good humored
Relaxed
Need for affection
MESOMORPH
Hard, muscular body
Overly mature appearance
Rectangular shaped
Thick skin
Upright posture
Adventurous
Desire for power and
dominance
Courageous
MESOMORPH
Indifference to what others
thinks or want
Assertive, bold
Zest for physical activity
Competitive
Love of risk and chance
Implications For Activities?
Endomorph
Light body weight
Longer limbs
Light on feet
Ectomorph
Heavy body weight
Low center gravity
Heavy on feet
Mesomorph
Solid body
Power
Nimble
ENDOMORPH
CHARACTER
MESOMORPH
CHARACTER
ECTOMORPH
CHARACTER
 Implications
ENDOMORPHIC
Heavy
Low center of gravity
Heavy feet
MESOMORPHIC
Solid
Power/acceleration
ECTOMORPHIC
Long limbs
Light on feet
Conclusion
Profiling people based on physical
attributes is unreliable and unpleasant.
THANK
YOU!
Prepared by:
MR. JULIF B. CALESA, LPT