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Ways To Increase Metabolism, 6 Easy Ones Without Diet Pills
N...o.....o.... We can change it. There're many ways to increase metabolism and to decrease it too . I'm focusing here on ways to increase it. Let's see how you can do it. But first off, get to know your metabolism. It's the process your body converts food into energy or stores it as fat. If you've a higher metabolism, you'll burn more calories and store less fat. There're lots of outrageous scams out there that claim that diet pills can increase your metabolism..... Forget about them because they aren't true in the first place and aren't safe for you...... Go for these 6 easy ways to increase metabolism, instead. 1. Do Cardio Exercise Running, walking, jogging, biking, dancing, swimming, sports of all kinds are excellent cardio exercises. Cardio exercise is the most direct and powerful method to kick start your metabolism into higher gear, to enable you to burn off more calories, to help you lose weight. As you exercise, you need energy to power the movement. Hence, your body sources the required energy from the energy-burning metabolism process. The more exercise you do, the higher your need for energy and the higher your metabolic rate. Cardio 3-4 times or 4-5 times (depends on your need and your availability of time) per week for at least 30 minutes per session to get your metabolic rate charged up and elevated. 2. Do Strength Training Exercise Strength training promotes muscle growth; it makes you strong too. The benefits of having more muscle? Well, muscle is metabolically active, meaning it burns calories even while you're resting. It burns off more calories than fat, at rest. 1 extra lb of muscle you pack into your body, you'll get to burn off an extra of 50 calories per day, without any additional effort on your part...... It also raises your basal metabolic rate (BMR) so you burn more calories since BMR makes up to 60 - 70% of the total number of calories you burn in a day. P/S: BMR is the state where your body's energy-burning metabolism works to power your bodily functions like breathing, sleeping, eating, sweating, playing...... 3. Eat Protein When you eat proteins (like fish, chicken, meat, beans and legumes), your body burns more calories processing and digesting them than when you take in carbohydrates or sugar. Also, protein is the excellent muscle building block. By eating more of it, you get to build more fat-burning muscle. 4. Eat Foods Rich In Vitamins & Minerals This is because cells in your body burn food into energy to maintain your bodily functions. The energy-burning metabolic process requires vitamins and minerals, which you can best source from fruits and vegetables. Eat plenty of them to keep your energy-burning process working in tip-top condition. They're also good for you because they're low in calories, high in fiber and good sources of water. 5. Drink Plenty Of Water Drink Water, 8 big glasses every day. It increases your metabolism. No kidding....because the energy-burning metabolic process requires water to fuel it efficiently. Better still, drink cold water. It makes your body burn calories to raise your body temperature. P..s..s..s.t..t...t...t t t..... If you consistently drink 8 big glasses of water every day, you could burn an extra 10 lbs per year...... 6. Get More Sleep If you don't have enough sleep (enough sleep here means 7-8 hours per night), you lower your body's ability to perform metabolic functions such as to break down carbohydrates and to produce hormones. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Cecelia Yap is an avid exerciser and author of the popular exercise website: perfect-body-toning.com - a web site born out of her passion which she successfully turns into a profitable business. Perhaps you have a passion or hobby you'd like to write about. Find out how you too can turn it into a profitable business like Cecelia does, here: www.perfect-body-toning.com/my-passion.html |
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