Female Body Types Explained: How to Go From Endomorph to Hourglass

Female Body Types Explained: How to Go From Endomorph to Hourglass

Endomorphic females are usually small with soft, round bodies. Blessed with thick arms and strong legs, endomorphs naturally perform leg exercises like squats. Endomorph women who want to get an hourglass figure find it difficult to improve and maintain their body as they gain fat very easily.

Achieving an hourglass body is a matter of increasing your metabolic rate. Since the human body's appearance is about 30% exercise and 70% diet, endomorph women must maintain strict dietary habits to control their weight. Every calorie must be carefully considered to ensure that it is rich in nutrients that will support your desire to maintain a banging body.

“From a metabolic perspective, the endomorph body type sometimes exhibits varying degrees of carbohydrate sensitivity and insulin resistance,” says fitness expert Tom Venuto. “If someone is metabolically carbohydrate intolerant due to a genetic tendency, high-carbohydrate diets are not the preferred choice for fat loss goals because they stimulate excessive secretion of insulin and glucose is partitioned into the fat cells.”

To lose unnecessary weight, as an endomorph you must immediately eliminate processed and refined carbohydrates from your diet - especially white sugar and flour. An example of a moderate diet for your body type is 40 percent protein, 30 percent carbohydrates and 30 percent fat. A high protein intake is crucial to an endomorph's diet. Therefore, diet plans like the Primal Blueprint serve as ideal potential diet plans for endomorphs.

Adhering to dietary restrictions is key for endomorphs who want to have a small waist. While other body types may vary their diet 20 percent of the time, you should stick to your diet 90 percent of the time to achieve and maintain results.

What about fitness? How should an endomorph beauty train her body for results? Endomorphic women with hourglass figures find it easy to gain weight. Unfortunately, most of this weight is fat, which must be controlled through strength training and cardio exercise. Strength training with products like kettlebells offers a 2-in-1 cardio and workout that not only burns calories during your workout (up to 1200 calories per hour), but turns your body into a fat-burning furnace throughout the day. Another benefit of kettlebells is that certain exercises using them, like swings and deadlifts, can help you build a bigger, perkier butt.

Getting an hourglass figure as an endomorph may feel impossible, but of all body types, you probably have the best chance of getting and maintaining your Coke bottle once you achieve it. Many endomorphs have natural hourglass potential, and despite the stricter exercise and diet requirements, getting a smaller waist is effortlessly possible once you maintain your lifestyle habits.

Inspired by Gabriella Ramirez