adminHELLO gentle readers. With the new year still at our fingertips I know everyone’s motivation is still high especially concerning the various resolutions you all would have made. Before life kicks in and your great plans and aspirations get shoved under the carpet only to be dusted off in the next year, let me remind you your goals are achievable if only to stay focused, disciplined and goal oriented. Let’s not give up regardless: FIND THE TIME; MAKE THE EFFORT; GET IT DONE. This year I will embark to assist you on what seems to be the hardest resolution to keep: GETTING FIT AND STAYING HEALTHY! Whether or not you do it from home or by coming to a gym your goals can be achieved and if you fail here and there (which will happen) pick yourself up, dust yourself off and try again. But first you need to understand your body and how it relates to different foods and different exercises.
Today’s topic will give you a better understanding on the various body types. In the following weeks I will continue to give insight as to how your body type is affected by the types of foods you eat as well as the different exercises for a particular body type.
Have you ever wondered why a diet works so well for your friend, but not for you? Rather than following one fad diet after another hoping to win the diet lottery, why not discover your body type and end your search for the perfect diet. Understanding your body type is a significant guidepost that helps you along your journey.
Like astrology, it is present at birth and stays with you your entire life. Knowing your strengths and areas of weakness provides a road map, points you in the right direction and allows you to make sure you are staying on course. Body typing is another way of reading the body to gain insight into your uniqueness. It explains the differences and similarities between people. Physically, body typing identifies which foods and the time of day to eat them to best support your body.
It simplifies the search for your optimal diet, exercise program and shows you how to identify potential health problems. Psychologically, body typing identifies your characteristic traits, what motivates you to do what you do, and identifies your strengths as well as how to best express them.
Your body type is determined by your dominant gland, organ or system. This is the gland (like thyroid), organ (like heart) or system (like blood) that is the strongest. For the sake of simplicity, they will all be grouped together and referred to as the dominant gland.
It is this dominant gland that is responsible for the differences we see between individuals, such as weight gain patterns, physical characteristics, food preferences, the types of food you crave when your energy is low, and basic personality differences. Basic personality differences include whether your dominant sense is mental or emotional. We all have both senses, but when we are backed into a corner and push comes to shove, some of us rely more heavily on our minds, while the rest of us rely on our feelings.
The main difference between men and women is in their weight gain patterns. Women gain weight in one of three areas: upper body, lower body or all over. Men gain weight in their abdomen and around the waist.
Women fall into one of four categories: Gynaeoid; Android; Thyroid and Lymphatic .
Gynaeoid body means curvaceous hips with a tapered, small waist. They have small to medium shoulders and the breasts vary in size. The hips and thighs curve outwards and weight gain occurs only below the waistline.
Siba Guzha is a professional fitness instructor at BODY FOCUS GYM EXECUTIVE. Contact details: 1st Floor, Meikles Mutare. Tel: 020 64712ext 218. Cell: 0772 789 110. Email: [email protected]
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