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Speed Up Your Metabolism
Your metabolism plays an important role in weight
loss. As you eat less, your metabolism slows down to compensate for
the apparent shortage of food. Thankfully there are a lot of ways to
speed up your metabolism.
Speed Up Metabolism
Metabolism is essentially the speed at which our
body's motor is running. The speed at which our body burns calories
is called the metabolic rate. It's how fast your "motor" is running
when you're still in a reclined position or sleeping. About 60-75%
of energy is expended by the body at rest in such activities.
The metabolism is based on the number of calories we burn throughout
the day. Our body constantly burns calories to keep us going whether
we are eating, sleeping, cleaning etc. People with a lower
percentage of body fat (i.e. muscular) have a higher metabolism than
others that are less muscular because muscle uses more calories to
maintain itself than fat. Some people have a slower metabolic rate
and have a harder time staying slim. Younger persons have higher
(faster) metabolism because of the increased activity of cells. A
slow metabolism actually causes to store fat. The slower the
metabolic rate, the greater the weight gains. How to build muscles
to improve metabolism? What type of exercise is ideal that speed up
metabolism so that you burn calories even at rest or sleep? There
are simple exercises that speed up the metabolism.
Causes for Low Metabolism
Fasting
A low calorie diet
Snacking throughout the day on high sugared foods (candy, colas,
cakes, gum).
Eating or drinking too much sugar containing foods.
Lack of physical activity.
Under-active thyroid.
Metabolism Boosters
There are some natural metabolism boosters (natural foods) that
improves your metabolism. Do not take over the counter pills
containing animal thyroid extract that claim to boost up metabolism.
These products may have side effects as diarrhea, increased heart
rate, excessive sweating, nervousness, tremors, bulging eyes, etc.
How to Improve (Speed up) Metabolism
- Do not skip any meals
- Exercise daily
- Build your muscles
- Avoid alcohol, sugar, and fasting
- Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily
- Eat foods with high nutrition values
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