Metabolic Rate
Today at natural weight loss I would like to talk about metabolism, in particular the impact of metabolic rate on weight loss.
Did you know that reducing calorie intake can sometimes slow down the rate of weight loss. Why, you might ask, when surely weight loss is directly related to our calorie intake? This is true, but weight loss is also related to the rate at which we burn calories. If we substantially reduce calorie intake our bodies shut down. It's an evolutionary survival mode mechanism to protect us from running out of energy. In effect, our metabolic rate slows down and we burn less calories during our activities.
Our metabolic rate is in part a function of our build. The more muscular a person is, the higher the metabolic rate. Simply put, muscle burns more calories than fat. In turn, when we lower calorie intake we lose proportionally more muscle. The less muscle we have the lower the burn off rate, the slower we lose weight.
It is clear then that building up our muscle density through resistance training will effectively increase our metabolic rate. This can also be said of Aerobic exercise. However, what other things can we be doing to increase metabolic rate? Research has identified a number of things including the following....
Eat small meals throughout the day. When we eat like this we maintain a steady burn off rate. We are not subject to 'body shutdown' syndrome after a heavy meal.
Dring lots of pure water. Doing this will flush toxins from your body allowing the liver to get on with other duties including the function of burning fat.
Add a little spice to your food. Your heart rate will increase slightly, raising metabolism in the process.
Try a cup of green tea instead of the normal coffee. Experiments have shown that the antioxidants in green tea increase cellular energy and raise metabolic rate.
Did you know that reducing calorie intake can sometimes slow down the rate of weight loss. Why, you might ask, when surely weight loss is directly related to our calorie intake? This is true, but weight loss is also related to the rate at which we burn calories. If we substantially reduce calorie intake our bodies shut down. It's an evolutionary survival mode mechanism to protect us from running out of energy. In effect, our metabolic rate slows down and we burn less calories during our activities.
Our metabolic rate is in part a function of our build. The more muscular a person is, the higher the metabolic rate. Simply put, muscle burns more calories than fat. In turn, when we lower calorie intake we lose proportionally more muscle. The less muscle we have the lower the burn off rate, the slower we lose weight.
It is clear then that building up our muscle density through resistance training will effectively increase our metabolic rate. This can also be said of Aerobic exercise. However, what other things can we be doing to increase metabolic rate? Research has identified a number of things including the following....
Eat small meals throughout the day. When we eat like this we maintain a steady burn off rate. We are not subject to 'body shutdown' syndrome after a heavy meal.
Dring lots of pure water. Doing this will flush toxins from your body allowing the liver to get on with other duties including the function of burning fat.
Add a little spice to your food. Your heart rate will increase slightly, raising metabolism in the process.
Try a cup of green tea instead of the normal coffee. Experiments have shown that the antioxidants in green tea increase cellular energy and raise metabolic rate.
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