Speeding up metabolism, slowing down metabolism, either way it can seem like a true mystery. Here's the situation: your friends eat everything in sight and never gain an ounce. While at the same time, you have been on one diet or another for years and years...and gain weight just by looking at a chocolate cake. It just isn't fair.
The reason for that is our metabolism. Everyone's metabolism rate tends to be different. There are quite a few factors that can affect our metabolic rate. Our age, sex, stress levels, sleep, amount of muscle as compared to fat, and how sedentary we are in our daily living. We won't even bother to discuss health issues or our genes.
It's no wonder why it's such a confusing subject. But once you understand your metabolism, it's fairly easy to control and you can lose weight at will. Speeding up metabolism isn't that hard to do.
Muscle is a huge determinant in our metabolic rate. Muscles burn far more calories than fat, even when we are resting. This is one area where men tend to be luckier than women. Due to higher testosterone levels, men are generally able to develop muscle more easily than women.
Another hurdle women have to jump over, is that during menopause their metabolic rates plummet. To maintain a high metabolic rate, women MUST exercise. Anything you can do to increase your levels of muscle will aid in speeding up metabolism and overcome a lot of the other metabolic problems that come along. Plus, exercise has other health benefits as well.
While on any weight loss program, you should limit your weight loss to no more than 1 to 2 pounds per week. And during this time, you should strive to exercise every day. Once you are at your desired weight, you can cut back your exercise to a maintenance level. Two to three times a week should be sufficient.
Exercising doesn't have to be hard or boring. There are many alternatives to the standard jogging and crunches. You could swim, play tennis, dance, do some vigorous yard work and many others. Doing something active, even if it may not be the optimal exercise, is better than not doing anything. It all helps in speeding up metabolism.
Take the time to study metabolism and learn how to control it for your own benefit. It isn't difficult, and before you know it people will be jealous of YOU!
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