Almost everyone is a mix, though, so it’s case of identifying your own body type and how it fits into each category. You could be a mix of mesomorph and endomorph where you gain muscle quickly but also put on weight easily if you relax your diet.

There’s no scientific evidence that we can change the body types we were born with, but doing certain exercises can help individuals get closer to their ideal. Former ballerina Mary Helen Bowers has created a workout she says can benefit women of all sizes.

People are born with an inherited body type based on skeletal frame and body composition. Most people are unique combinations of the three body types: ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph.

If your body is muscular but isn’t particularly curvy, you might have an athletic body type. Your shoulder and hip measurements are about the same. Your waist is narrower than your shoulder and hips, but it isn’t overly-defined and looks more straight up and down.

There is no cut-and-paste workout for each body type. However, mesomorphs have a natural edge with muscle mass. They may do well with weight training to build muscle, up to five days a week. Choose three or four weight-training exercises on your own or with the help of a trainer at your gym.

Male mesomorphs are naturally muscular and have a thick, athletic build. They tend to have round, jutting chests, rectangular waists, large arms, thick thighs and calves, and a “square” shape. They tend to be curvaceous males with short necks, small shoulders, thick waists, calves, and ankles, with an “apple” shape.

They are not considered skinny or fat and are naturally strong. It is the type of body that everyone wishes to have, but this body type is rare. People who have this body type do not appear to be large or obese. Mesomorph body types can also gain weight and muscle mass very easily.

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A stocky person, especially a man, is fairly short and has a body that is wide across the shoulders and chest: The man was described as short and stocky and very strong.

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Chiseled Chest As mentioned before in Perett’s book, In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction, women show a stronger attraction toward men with a figure consistent with the ideal hunting physique: strong shoulders, narrow waists, and broad chests and shoulders.

According to several studies on what the ideal male body looks like, “The physique of a slim waist, broad shoulders and muscular chest are often found to be attractive. A near-universal sexually attractive feature of a man is a V-shaped torso: a relatively narrow waist offset with broad shoulders.”

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A study by Cambridge University of more than 700 women found broad shoulders were the most attractive male asset. Why? Not only do big shoulders make you look strong but the wider you are up top, the thinner you appear at the waist, creating that V-shape that drives her wild.

Regardless of your gender, broad shoulders are beautiful and attractive. They make clothes fit you better. Of course, I’ve experienced dresses not fitting me well because my shoulders are so broad.