1. AS YOU LOOK AROUND SCHOOL, YOU WILL SEE OTHER STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF ALL SIZES AND SHAPES. EACH PERSON HAS HIS/HER OWN BODY TYPE. WHAT IS THAT CALLED?

~Somatotype is the type of body you have based on genetics

2. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT BODY TYPES OR SOMATOTYPES?
~ECTOMORPH- appears skinny
~MESOMORPH-appears muscular
~ENDOMORPH-appears heavier and rounder

3. WE NOW KNOW THAT THE TYPE OF BODY WE HAVE IS GREATLY DETERMINED BY GENETICS, OR WHAT OUR PARENTS LOOK LIKE. DO YOU THINK YOU CAN CHANGE THE TYPE OF BODY YOU HAVE?

~Your somatotype is just a general description of your body. You can make changes in the type of body you have by eating healthier, exercising aerobically, strength and endurance straining and through flexibility exercises.