The Secret Behind Body Shape and Fat Distribution

Hey everyone, sorry I have been away a couple days. I will have 1 or 2 new posts for you everyday from now on. Here's a good one.

Do you ever wonder why your body fat never distributes in the same place. You may have a flat stomach, but you have tons of fat in your butt or love handles. Sound familiar? Genetics and gender play a huge part in body shape and fat distribution. There are three body shapes that people tend to form. Android is the apple shaped fat distribution. Gynoid is pear shaped and Ovoid is a rectangle or oval type shape. The android body shape is usually more common among men, while the gynoid is more common among women. Android body types store most of there fat around the abdomen and the upper body, while gynoid's store there body fat in the hips, thighs, and butt. The ovoid is more of a general distribution of fat. Losing this shape and excess body fat starts just like any other. You need to be on a strict diet and get plenty of physical activity. People with android body types are actually at quite a high health risk. They can begin to develop something called visceral fat. Visceral fat is fat that develops around the organs inside the body. It is way more common in someone suffering from obesity than someone who is just a little bit overweight. Large amounts of fat around the abdomen are a sign that you could be developing visceral fat.

So what can you do to influence your metabolism and body fat? Well, there are a number of things.
-Adding muscle to your body actually raises your metabolism causing you to burn more fat
-Metabolism slows down with age
-Crash Dieting, which is basically not eating at all slows metabolism
-Physical activity of course speeds your metabolism and burns fat
-Women typically have a slower metabolism than men

This doesn't mean you can sit back and blame your high body fat percentage on the world around you. There is plenty you can do to get the best out of your body. For information on fat loss read some of my earlier posts. My next post will be happier....but everyone needs to know information like this. Enjoy

fitnessexpert
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