TL;DR: This chapter discusses human variation in adult somatotypes, which affects sport and physical performance, health, behavioural variables and occupational choice, and the role of language and culture in this variation.
Abstract: Acknowledgements Preface Foreword 1. History 2. Review of somatotypes methods 3. Human variation in adult somatotypes 4. Growth and aging 5. Genetics 6. Sport and physical performance 7. Health, behavioural variables and occupational choice 8. Overview and new directions Appendices Glossary Index.