The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

Three years ago, I took it upon myself to radically change my diet—and, in turn, to see if I could make any muscular gains. A relative of mine told me that no matter what I did, it would probably be ...

Body types influence metabolism, weight gain and loss abilities, and health risks. The three main body types are endomorph, mesomorph, and ectomorph. Your body type can play a factor in the exercises ...

More/less masculine body shapes (Not the actual stimuli used in this study) Source: Arash Emamzadeh Categorizing human physique is nothing new. Decades ago, William Sheldon categorized bodies into ...

New York stylist and Kibbe Body Type Method founder David Kibbe calls the typical ‘hourglass figure’ and ‘pear-shape’ categories we’re used to “horrible information.” That’s why, in 1982, he designed ...

Mesomorph refers to body types with a naturally high muscle-to-fat ratio. People with this body type typically respond well to weight training, finding it easier than other people to build and ...

You’ve probably seen the body shape charts that tell you to grab a measuring tape, take five different measurements, and then magically know your shape. But what if that method isn’t working for you?

The concept of somatotypes is based on the understanding that everyone is born with a body type. Body type, or somatotype, is inherited and expresses itself as skeletal structure and body composition.