Constitution: types and constitution of the body

Many people are completely unhappy with their type of physique and dream of changing something in themselves. Some want to get well, others, on the contrary, lose weight, and the third do not like their body proportions and growth. But not everyone knows that the constitution of the human body is genetically programmed. Therefore, wanting to bring your figure closer to the ideal, you need to know all types of physique and specifically your kind of constitution.

What are the types of physique?

Each person has a specific physique, which is characterized by a combination of proportions and the specifics of the structure of body parts, as well as a feature of the development of bone, muscle and fat tissue. These parameters are laid in the intrauterine period, and further changes are subject to the genetic program.

Most people have a combined body type. It includes signs of different types of constitution. For example, the figure of some people can be this: narrow shoulders and wide hips. It is often called pear-shaped.

The proportion of the human body is an important indicator of the state of physical health. If there is a disproportion, this indicates various abnormalities in the body associated with abnormalities in the endocrine system or genetic malfunctions. Focusing on the proportions, we can distinguish the following types of human physique:

• Mesomorphic type. These are people whose proportions are close in importance to the average parameter. In this case, take into account age, gender and many other features.
• Brachymorphic type. People of this type are muscular and strong, of short stature. The transverse dimensions of parts of the body exceed the longitudinal dimensions. The same applies to internal organs.
• Dolichomorphic type. He is a tall man with long arms and legs. Under the skin there is a small fatty layer, but the musculature is poorly developed. In this case, the longitudinal dimensions of the parts of the body predominate over the transverse ones.

Types of physique in men

Representatives of the stronger sex are full and lean, flabby and pumped up, fragile and athletic. In short, men have a different constitution of physique, whose species bear such names as ectomorph, endomorph and mesomorph.

Ectomorphs

This kind of figure is also called asthenic. A man of this type of physique is refined, expressed in elongated proportions. Asthenic has narrow shoulders, and growth is mostly above average. Fat deposits in the endomorph can hardly exist, as well as musculature, because muscle tissue is poorly developed. It is very difficult for them to pump muscles. But these men have a slender figure, and they do not fear excess fat. Ectomorphs are easy to maintain harmony.

As psychologists note, such people are usually self-contained and very vulnerable. They are not subject to stress, they are completely unaffected by the problems of surrounding people, but they have outbreaks of aggression. Often such men are immersed in themselves and penetrate into their inner world very difficult.

Endomorphs

This type of physique men are also called picnic. Its representatives have a massive figure, have short limbs and a neck. Often they are called squat. Weight gain they are very easy, so among the endomorphs a lot of fat people. With a well developed muscular tissue, such men are able to maintain a good physical shape. But at the same time it is easy to lose it, because it is easy to gain weight.

Psychologically, they are strongly prone to stress, sentimental and non-conflict. Being very benevolent, such men are able to attract people to their carelessness and charm. It's easy to find a common language with them. But among the representatives of this type of figure there are quite vulnerable and touchy individuals, when dealing with whom you need to be careful.

Mesomorphs

Men of this type have an athletic build, they are strong and muscular. They have a strong skeleton and well developed muscles, shoulders broad, dense torso. Limbs in a man of medium length, and fatty tissue is poorly expressed. Such men are very energetic.

Mesomorphs are self-confident people. Among them, there are few creative personalities, since such men are dominated by stereotyped thinking. They are leaders both at work and in the family. They are resistant to stress and cardinal changes in their lives.

These types of physique in men are considered the most common, but often a person's figure is a combination of individual elements of each type. As a rule, one of them prevails over the other two.

Types of female physique

Thanks to the classification of Professor VM Chernorutsky, three main types of physique are distinguished among women. Types of female figures: asthenic, normostenic and hypersthenic.

Asthenic appearance

Such women are characterized by thinness, thin and long neck, flat chest, narrow shoulders, elongated thin limbs, elongated face and thin nose. They are usually higher than average. The asthenic type of women is characterized by poorly developed muscles, so they are not too strong and enduring. But they have sufficient energy, ease, grace and are not inclined to completeness.

Normosthenic appearance

This constitution of the body in women suggests a proportional figure, slender legs, slender waist. They are usually of medium height. These ladies have good coordination, they are fast and cutting. For this type of physique, the types of sports disciplines must have a gaming orientation. They include basketball, volleyball, tennis, aqua aerobics.

Hypersthenic appearance

Women of such a constitution have broad and heavy bones , large shoulders, chest wide and short, limbs slightly shortened. Growth is below average. Possessing strength and endurance by nature, such ladies are deprived of grace and flexibility. Therefore, for this type of physique, the types of sports disciplines should be aimed at eliminating these shortcomings. Recommended directions: yoga, martial arts, callanetics and the like. In women of the hypersthenic type of constitution, the metabolism proceeds very slowly, so they often have excess weight.

These are the main types of physique in women, and among themselves they can also be combined in different versions.

Conclusion

There are different types of physique. It is proved that they can influence the state of the body. Knowing your constitutional type, you can try to fix the situation. Many begin to engage in certain sports to eliminate their shortcomings, others adjust their diet. The main thing is to remember that nothing is impossible.