Power Up Your Metabolism

What is metabolism?

The rate at which your body burns calories for energy.

Yes it is true, the more powerful your metabolism, the less chances you

have of storing fat in your body.

You can have that slice of pizza or an

ice-cream or chocolate cake and not worry about gaining even a little bit

of fat.

This is because your body's metabolism is powerful enough to break

down what you eat and digest it easily.

If your metabolism is slow, the entire process of digestion slows down, and

that's when you begin to store fat.

People with more lean mass/muscle and who work out regularly develop high

metabolisms. For your body to hold muscle in place, or body tone in place,

it continuously breaks down calories to do this.

Ever wondered why you can

break out into a sweat while holding a simple stretch or just doing simple

yoga? That's because to hold that stretch/muscle, your body is burning

calories.

If you have more fat that's dormant, your body does not need to burn

calories to hold fat in place.

How to build a powerful metabolism:

Exercise regularly, take the steps, stretch during the day, even if it's

for 2 minutes, stay active.

Breathe deeply, let oxygen flow through all your muscles and nourish them.

A little resistance exercise is always great to develop lean mass/muscle. You can use your own body weight
to exercise

Eat several small meals in a day. By doing this, your body is continuously

breaking down calories to provide energy for digestion. But don't over eat.

eat slow and stop when full.

NEVER NEVER NEVER skip meals or miss breakfast. You need breakfast to jump

start your metabolism after you wake up.Try and start of with a fruit

first, then your breakfast.

A fruit is a simple sugar and will digest

quickly, providing you with energy needed to boost your metabolism.

You know your metabolism is good when:

You miss your workout for a few days, eat out of your regular plan, and

your weight still remains the same.

When your tummy rumbles every 2.5 to 3 hours. It's your body's way of

saying "feed me, i need more energy now".

I am listing a few foods that naturally boost metabolism. Try and include

them in your food plans.

Broccoli, mushrooms, spinach, apples, jalapenos, green tea, yogurt,

almonds, grapefruit, channa (gazebo), rajma (kidney beans), turkey,

oatmeal, soy milk, cinnamon,cayenne pepper and chillies, egg( whole)
.

Green Tea is a great metabolism booster and fat burner ( whole leaf variety)

Stretch a lot, it keeps your body and muscles toned and tone equals a higher metabolism.

Sleep sufficiently ( at-least 7 hours)

Don't sit in one place for more than 45 minutes. Get up and move about at regular intervals.
Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate. Even a 1 % drop in your body water level can lower your metabolism.