Rapid Techniques to LiftAdvace Your Metabolic Rate
There are a lot of people who would give a lot to increase their metabolism. Having a high metabolic rate enables one to maintain the rapid burning of fat and lose weight quickly with the minimum amount of effort. Metabolism is the rate by which the body produces and consumes energy and calories to support life.
Many factors affect the metabolism of a person, such as the percentage of muscle tissue, the frequency of the meals one consumes, hereditary factors, levels of stress, personal diet and activity levels. Metabolic rate is slowed down by the following: loss of muscle lack of physical exercise, the tendency of the body to cannibalize its own tissue because there is not enough food energy to sustain it, and the decrease of exercise that comes naturally with old age.
There are many ways to raise the body's metabolic rate such as:
1. Build up a lean, mean body mass. It is only natural that metabolism decreases as part of getting older, but it is possible to beat the effects. The level of muscle that a person has is a prime determinant in their ability to burn calories and burn fat. So it is obvious that exercise is a major factor. Strength and resistance should be enhanced by a regular exercise program, preferably with weights. Do light exercises in between the full workouts. Simple tasks such as walking the dog and using the stairs in place of the elevator can assist in taking off calories. The secret is to match the food consumption to the amount of calories that you burn off.
Here are some guidelines in getting the right exercise:
To develop muscle tissue -Gradually increase the amount of repetitions of a particular exercise. -Add to the level of resistance -Use advance exercise techniques if this is possible. You may need to consult a professional trainer
For cardiovascular exercise -Add rest periods between exercises -Perform cross-training and combine the exercises - Increase resistance and speed
2. Don't go hungry in the morning. A lot of people are missing breakfast even though it is the most important meal of the day. Surprisingly, it has been found that those people who eat breakfast are thinner than the ones who do not. The bodies metabolism can slow down considerably if breakfast is taken during mid-morning or if one waits until the afternoon to eat.
3. Don't eat sugar. Sugar enables the body to store fat. It is recommended that a person consumes food that helps sustain an even level of blood-sugar. Additionally, regular exercise 2-3 times a week will assist to stabilize the body's level of blood sugar.
4. Never skip meals. Although it would appear to be self evident that missing a meal will help you lose weight, but this is not true. The problem with skipping a meal is that it slows down your metabolism. A side-effect of missing out on a meal is that, missing a meal will make you more likely to snack between meals.
5. Eat more curry. It may be surprising that eating can be good for you and help lower your weight! Any food that contains peppers can increase the metabolic rate. Higher metabolism means that the body can burn fat faster.
6. Stay in bed. Studies have proved that people who miss out on their sleep are at the greatest risk of putting on weight. Also, muscle tissues are regenerated during the last couple of hours of slumber.
7. Increase water intake. Toxic by-products are produced whenever the body burns fat. Water flushes out these toxins that are produced. In fact, most of the bodily functions involves water, and lack of water causes the body system's operations to decrease its speed, and produces unneeded stress as a result.
8. Eat smaller portions. The ideal diet is to consume 4 to 6 small meals that are timed 2 to 3 hours apart. Eating less food is a major factor in reducing your calorie intake.
9. Eat Energy Foods. Include more energy foods in your daily diet. These energy foods include such items as fruits and vegetables, beans and whole grains.
10. Plan meals in detail. Make sure in advance that you get ready the right amount of food that you have planned for each of your meals. Do not commit the mistake of eating meals in sporadic patterns.
11. Relax! Stress, whether it is physical or emotional stress, results in the release of a steroid called cortisol, which decreases metabolism. Chilling out will reduce the amount of cortisol in your body and so keep up your metabolic rate. Another problem with stress is that people tend to eat more of the wrong foods when stressed.
12. Drink green tea. Green tea can be used as a substitute for coffee. Green tea has the ability to raise your metabolic rate, and unlike coffee, it has no undesirable side effects when too much is consumed.
Reaching your target weight if you have the determination and patience required to stabilize your metabolic level, which is so important in weight loss. If you can stabalise your metabolism then you can lose weight. The real key to successful weight reduction is not just eating right and exercising, but changing your way of life.
About the Author: Roger Titley is the webmaster of the successful weight loss web site www.BiggestLoserPlan.com which is designed to help anyone lose weight and become the person that they want to be.
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