Gymnasts are the shortest. There's a cluster of sports around 6'1", 210 pounds. That means to be the average body type in general. Body type clearly matters. Some sports are more conducive to ...

Some athletes have started to focus on the sports they may be suited for based on their body type. There are always exceptions and in some cases, skill can be more important than a physical trait.

You can do basic training exercises to get an overall workout in, but if there was a way to know exactly what kind of workout works best for your body type, would you try it? Well, there is.

Results Sport_format variable influenced the results of 4 injury types (muscle, bone_chronic, exceeded range-of-motion and connecting-tissues) and 1 injured body section (head&neck) significantly.

Who started the rule that there’s one specific body type for the sport? The amount of respect that you give someone shouldn’t be dictated by the size of their body. I’d like to be positive ...