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 body

What is a Mesomorph?

• Tall and Thin

• Muscular

• Pear Shaped body

What is an Endomorph?

• Tall and Thin

• Muscular

• Pear Shaped body

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

If a person is said to be 7-1-1, he or she is an

• Ectomorph

• Endomorph

• Mesomorph

What somatotype reading would you expect the above athlete to have.

• 7 - 1 - 1

• 2 - 5 - 2

• 1 - 2 - 4

What somatotype reading would you expect the above athlete to have.

• 6 - 3 - 2

• 1 - 4 - 2

• 1 - 3 - 6