An endomorph is a human body type, or somatotype, characterized by a larger bone structure, midsection, and hips. This body type typically carries more fat and has a naturally slow metabolism ...

There are three different body types: Endomorphs, ectomorphs, and mesomorphs. Reeves shares with ESSENCE what each body type means and the workouts that will work best for each category.

On the plus side, endomorphs tend to be able to build muscle broadly across their body quite quickly ... might be described as meso-endomorphic in that they tend to be squatter and fatter ...