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Optimal Sports for Body Types

Ectomorphs are best suited for endurance sports like marathons, triathlons, and basketball due to their lean build with little muscle or fat. Endomorphs tend to do well in sports like judo, swimming, and tennis where excess weight is less of an impediment. Mesomorphs have an athletic build and are well-suited for sports requiring strength and power like weightlifting, soccer, and bodybuilding due to their ability to gain muscle without excess fat.

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Optimal Sports for Body Types

Ectomorphs are best suited for endurance sports like marathons, triathlons, and basketball due to their lean build with little muscle or fat. Endomorphs tend to do well in sports like judo, swimming, and tennis where excess weight is less of an impediment. Mesomorphs have an athletic build and are well-suited for sports requiring strength and power like weightlifting, soccer, and bodybuilding due to their ability to gain muscle without excess fat.

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BODY COMPOSITION CHARACTERISTICS Identify at least 3 Reason

suitable sports linked


(SOMATOTYPES) to the body
composition
ECTOMORPH People with this body -Marathons All of these sports
composition are long -Triathlons require light
and lean, with little - Basketball musculature and
body fat, and little little fat, relying on
muscle. They have a aerobic endurance
hard time gaining more than power.
weight. Ectomorphs also
tend to do well in
racquet sports, such
as squash and tennis,
where their long
limbs can
compensate for
slower sprints and
changes in direction.
ENDOMORPH People with this body -Judo Most people have
composition on the - Swimming endomorphic
other hand, have lots - Tennis tendencies and find
of body fat, lots of it easier to gain than
muscle, and gain lose weight.
weight easily. Consequently, you’ll
find many
endomorphs
pounding away on
the treadmill. Yet
excess weight,
whether fat or
muscle, can be hard
on the joints.
MESOMORPH People with this body - Weightlifting Having an all-around
composition are - Soccer athletic build,
athletic, solid, and - Bodybuilding mesomorphs tend to
strong. "They're not make good
overweight and not triathletes, with the
underweight," "and upper-body strength
they can eat what and broad shoulders
they want without to pull themselves
worrying too much through the water,
about it." They both yet they’re lean
gain and lose weight enough to efficiently
without too much cycle and run.
effort.

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