Body Type Calculator

Since ancient times, people have tried to link the proportions of a person's body with his health. There are many mathematical models that can be used to classify a person's physique into different types. People with different body types react differently to the same disease-causing factors. This knowledge can be used to prevent certain diseases. One of these indicators is called the Pignet index. The waist / height index is a measure of the physique. This indicator, more correctly than the body mass index, reflects the physique of people professionally involved in sports. Among them - professional athletes, those who are actively involved in bodybuilding, have a very low fat content and very high - muscle. This index is not based on weight (which is made up of various components and does not necessarily characterize the amount of fat), but on the waist circumference.

In bodybuilding, body types are divided into 3 main types (somatotypes): ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph. Very often, in order to draw up training programs or nutrition systems, you need to take into account your somatotype, and this is what this calculator was designed for. In order to find out your body type, you need to measure your height, leg length and wrist circumference. You will be able to properly build your diet or diet, as well as approach with all understanding to the training process, which can be radically different for one or another, physique.