Tips For Speeding Up Your Metabolism

Written By Chouhab on mercredi 31 décembre 2008 | 06:05

By Jennifer King

People who need to lose those extra pounds commonly think about reducing the amount of food they eat. This may like a good solution, but not exactly the best best way to lose weight. The bottom line is, depending on the amount of food you stop eating, it may even be dangerous to your health. So how does one lose weight effectively and safely? Here are some points that you need to consider when trying to burn fat:

Don't miss your breakfast. When you first arise in the morning, your body has just gone through an 8 hour fast. After enduring such a time span with no nutrients, your body enters a catabolic (muscle wasting) state and starts breaking down protein. This is an important time to eat some much needed nutrition ASAP! A healthy breakfast is critical to any successful fat-loss diet.

Eat every few hours. This means that you will be eating a meal 5 to 6 times a day. Not only does this kind of meal regime encourage muscle maintenance and fat loss, it is also an crucial technique for dominating food cravings. You see, when people skip a meal, or neglect eating for a while, their blood sugar drops too much, and their will power gives in. In other words, people who go too long without enjoying a meal are much more likely to cheat on their diet. Thus, having small meals every two to three hours will help eliminate those cravings that may be the main reason that you have failed all dieting attempts in the past.

Develop your lean muscle mass. A single pound of muscle needs three to five times more energy to sustain itself compared with a pound of fat. That means with more muscle, you'll burn more calories, even when you're resting. Plus having more muscle just strengthens you up. And as your body gets stronger your muscles increase in size, and then your metabolism increases.

Increase your exercise rate. As your strength and stamina improves, your body becomes more efficient, meaning you expend less energy when you exercise than when you first started. So you need to mix things up a bit. Play with intensity of workout, and if it's possible, change your routine. If you keep training at the same intensity your strength and stamina will stop improving. You will also stop losing weight because to get to the next level you will need to increase the amount of energy you use in your training. Your muscles will also stop growing and getting stronger. This will then stop your metabolism getting faster.

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