By Josette Surprenant
For me personally, I am a mix between the mesomorph and endomorph body types. I am 5 foot 4 inches and weight about 132 pounds, give or take. The traits in the mesomorph category that I mostly identify with has to be athletic, rectangular body shape, strong, and I tend to gain muscle easily but still gain more fat. In regards to the endomorph category, I generally find it hard to lose fat and my muscles are not very well defined.
During high school, I was the student that spent more time studying than taking care of my body. As a result, I was tipping the scales at 160 pounds, with very little muscle. Honestly, it was 160 pounds of nothing but jiggly, unwanted fat. I was so depressed and miserable every time that I looked at myself in the mirror. Growing up, my parents never really stressed that idea to healthy eating and I got so into that idea, that eventually I gave up and stop caring about what I looked like. I had some self-confidence, but not enough to keep myself from being unhappy and stooping so low that I indulged in self-harm. Those days are some of the worst in my life and it pains me even today to think that I went that low.
When I finally started college at, I had access to a gym and I definitely took advantage of that commodity. Throughout the summer, I would say that I lost about 5 pounds, which was not even close to what I wanted to loose. In February of 2014, I found a workout plan called HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and it changed my life. Six months after I started this type of training, which is a combination of cardio and weights, I dropped another 30 or so pounds and I could finally feel comfortable in my own skin!
Over the past year or so, I have learned that through proper nutrition and an understanding how what works best for your unique body type, it is possible to do accomplish your goals. When I learned what characteristics I shared with a specific body type, it became much easier to tailor my diet and exercise regime so that I was getting the most out of my workouts.
Because of this, I whole-heartedly encourage anyone looking to change their lifestyle through working out, or even just maintaining your current weight, to look into determining which body type you have so that you can get the best results possible.
Sites:
http://www.fit.com/test/article/view.asp?id=29
For me personally, I am a mix between the mesomorph and endomorph body types. I am 5 foot 4 inches and weight about 132 pounds, give or take. The traits in the mesomorph category that I mostly identify with has to be athletic, rectangular body shape, strong, and I tend to gain muscle easily but still gain more fat. In regards to the endomorph category, I generally find it hard to lose fat and my muscles are not very well defined.
During high school, I was the student that spent more time studying than taking care of my body. As a result, I was tipping the scales at 160 pounds, with very little muscle. Honestly, it was 160 pounds of nothing but jiggly, unwanted fat. I was so depressed and miserable every time that I looked at myself in the mirror. Growing up, my parents never really stressed that idea to healthy eating and I got so into that idea, that eventually I gave up and stop caring about what I looked like. I had some self-confidence, but not enough to keep myself from being unhappy and stooping so low that I indulged in self-harm. Those days are some of the worst in my life and it pains me even today to think that I went that low.
When I finally started college at, I had access to a gym and I definitely took advantage of that commodity. Throughout the summer, I would say that I lost about 5 pounds, which was not even close to what I wanted to loose. In February of 2014, I found a workout plan called HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) and it changed my life. Six months after I started this type of training, which is a combination of cardio and weights, I dropped another 30 or so pounds and I could finally feel comfortable in my own skin!
Over the past year or so, I have learned that through proper nutrition and an understanding how what works best for your unique body type, it is possible to do accomplish your goals. When I learned what characteristics I shared with a specific body type, it became much easier to tailor my diet and exercise regime so that I was getting the most out of my workouts.
Because of this, I whole-heartedly encourage anyone looking to change their lifestyle through working out, or even just maintaining your current weight, to look into determining which body type you have so that you can get the best results possible.
Sites:
http://www.fit.com/test/article/view.asp?id=29