6 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism

Boost Your Metabolism


1. Get a professional assessment concerning the amount of calories you should be consuming. You must be in a slight caloric deficit to lose body fat. You also have to consume enough food to provide energy for your workouts, but again the calories must be just low enough (not too low) to produce fat loss. Unused calories are turned to fat, regardless if they’re from protein, carbohydrate or fat.

2. The assessment should also take into account your height, workout and favorite foods you’d like built into the plan. I recommend that your favorite foods be built into the plan so you stick with it as a lifestyle — but they must be nutritious foods.

3. Your metabolism requires 5-6 smaller meals and snacks through the day to help you to lose body fat.

4. Increase your water intake. Remember what I said about thinking of the body from the inside out. Muscles and other tissues are made of approximately 80-percent water. If you limit your water intake, the body will retain water and make you feel bloated. We all know how absolutely awful it feels to be bloated. It doesn’t take much for this to happen — the body only needs to be dehydrated by approximately 2 percent for this to take place. Drink 0.55 ounces per pound of your body weight per day. Staying hydrated will release some excess water trapped in the body and most likely reduce your weight by a few pounds.

5. Perform cardio interval training – Along with your weight-training workouts, I recommend interval training. Interval training is simply performing short bursts of high-intensity exercise combined with more moderate intensity within the same workout. Studies have shown people who perform interval training twice a week (in addition to two other days of lower-intensity cardio) lose twice as much weight as those who do just a moderate cardio workout. You can easily incorporate interval training into your workout by inserting a 45-second burst into your regular cardio session every 3 minutes. Your body will be working harder and will be forced to burn more calories. Try to get two additional days during the week of lower-intensity cardio as well.

6. Breakfast is a must. If time constraint at this time of day is an issue then I recommend a protein shake with some fruit. This will be quick to prepare and easy to consume.

I’ve given you a lot to think about, and although the above may seem cumbersome. Get access to a registered dietician who can make a calorie recommendation based on your height and activity level. They can also help guide you to the meal plan that fits best into your lifestyle. You can ask me any questions. I enjoy helping bloggers every day!

Cheers,

Eve :-)

Comments

Unknown said…
In a weight loss program, a split routine is an efficient way to burn calories. Gradual increase with the harder workout at a fairly slow pace and vice versa.

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