Somatotypes

What is a Somatotype?

• Classifying a body type

• The shape of your foot

• How you play sport

What is an Ectomorph?

• Tall and Thin

• Muscular

• Pear Shaped and Dumpy

What is a Mesomorph?

• Tall and Thin

• Muscular

• Pear Shaped

What is an Endomorph?

• Tall and Thin

• Muscular

• Pear Shaped

What sport is an Ectomorph suitable for?

• Long distance running

• Football

• Weightlifting

What is a Mesomorph suitable for?

• Football

• Gymnastics

• Sumo Wrestling

What is an Endomorph suitable for?

• Pole Vaulting

• Ballet

• Sumo Wrestling

What do we need to balance in order to maintain a healthy diet?

• Calories and Exercise

• Calories and Walking

• Food and Sleeping

What 4 factors affect the amount of calories we need to consume?

• Age, Height, Resting and Energy Expenditure

• Sleeping, Height, Gender and Energy Expenditure

• Age, Height, Gender and Energy Expenditure

• Age, Height, Gender

What are Calories?

• A measurement for heat or energy production in the body, normally expressed as Kcal

• What we eat in our food

• Something we measure something in