Easy Metabolic Boosters

4 Easy Metabolic Boosters

 

 

Metabolism is such a nebulous term in the fitness industry. But it has a specific and very elaborate meaning. For our purposes, it is the rate at which your body burns energy. This, of course, is good to know for those of us concerned with body composition because the more energy you can burn, the leaner you will generally be. Resting metabolism refers to the rate that your body burns energy while you do nothing. So if you can find a way to crank up your metabolism, you’re on your way to a much better body. There are a few ways that you can enhance this rate of burn and some might be less obvious than others.

Use this short checklist to see if you’re doing as much for your metabolism as you can.

1. Exercise

This shouldn’t come as a shock. Even daily movement such as walking around your home or office will increase your metabolism but they key here is exercise – a conscious effort to train your body (and metabolism). Exercise releases a variety of hormones that benefit your body in more ways that you can imagine. By strength training just a couple of times a week, you’ll reverse 50% of the seemingly inevitable metabolism slow-down that comes with age.

2. Build Some Muscle

Have you ever heard a family member or friend say that a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat? It’s true! However, what each does to your body is completely different. By exercising and building a leaner and stronger physique you can change your body composition into more muscle and less bodyfat. What’s the advantage there? Muscle is more metabolic – a pound burns 5-6 calories per day at rest – and demands more calories to be burned up in your body than fat. The more muscle you carry the more calories your burn daily.

3. Get a Morning Kick Start

If you are not a morning person, then listen to this: Exercising in the morning can lead to greater caloric expenditure throughout your day. An elevated metabolism throughout the day only means that you'll burn more calories and lose more weight.

4. Eat to Increase Metabolism

Every time you consume food your body needs to break it down so it can be used by your body. That process in and of itself increases your metabolism – it’s called the Thermic Effect of Food. That’s just one of the ways that eating solid meals increases your metabolism. But certain foods contain certain properties that can increase your metabolism.

Source: Google, MuscleandFitness.com, santabanta.com