How To Speed Your Metabolism

How to speed your metabolism is a question often asked by both dieters and athletes alike. Having a slow metabolism is often blamed when people find it hard to lose weight. An increase metabolism will help to burn fat quicker, improve digestion and ultimately help to lose weight.

Metabolism is usually divided into two categories.  The first of these is Catabolism which is how the body gets energy from food. The second category is Anabolism which is the process by which the body uses energy to create new cells and to repair old ones.

There are a number of factors which determine your metabolic rate which is the number of calories that you use throughout the day. Your base metabolic rate is the energy that your body uses to keep you alive e.g. heart beating and lungs breathing. On top of this you have the amount of energy you use in physical exercise and the amount you use in the digestion of your food. You do not need to do very much to boost your metabolism. A slight change in what you eat and the amount of exercise that you do can result in significant benefits.

The easiest way to speed up your metabolism is by increasing the amount of physical activity that you do. Increased physical activity has numerous benefits concerning metabolism such as reducing the amount of body fat and increasing muscle. This is a benefit to your metabolism rate as muscle burns more energy than fat. Exercises such as swimming or running also increase your metabolic rate for up to 6 hours even after you have finished exercising.

Other simple ways to boost your metabolism include eating less fatty foods, ensuring that you eat breakfast (as the body has had no energy intake overnight). Boosting your metabolism can therefore result in more weight loss for less work.

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