Diet and exercise may be the key to staying in shape, but one of the many important factors to help you keep the fats away is by maintaining healthy metabolism. Metabolism is the biochemical process that determines how fast and effective your turn your calories into energy.
Energy and the fat-burning process takes place when you move, eat and even while you rest. So, to speed up the fat-burning process, here are some natural and practical methods to help boost your metabolism for a fitter you.
Have Breakfast
Having a substantial and balanced breakfast first thing in the morning is crucial to keeping your energy in check, and your appetite in control. Your body’s metabolism rate slows down by 30% when you sleep, and by the time you wake up, it doesn’t automatically increase. So, in order for you to remain energized in the morning, food will help. Not starving.
Eat Regularly
Eating light meals regularly not only keeps your hunger pangs at bay, but it can also trigger your metabolism. But that is only true if you’re eating the right thing. If you like snacking, stock up on light snacks that are high in fiber and protein like peanut butter and bananas.
Eat Spicy
If you’ve got a taste for heat and spice, you’ll be pleased to know that adding chili pepper to your food can boost your metabolic rate. Jalapeño and cayenne peppers are known to increase the body’s release of adrenaline to stimulate the body’s metabolism and increase calorie burn. Chili peppers contain capsaicin which is known to increase uncoupling proteins found in the muscle, therefore increasing the metabolic rate.
Exercise in the Morning
Do you ever feel like you can’t seem to get out of bed in the morning and feeling a little sluggish on your way to work or school? Start your day with a little yoga, pushups or any physical activity in the morning because it gives you constant speed in your metabolic levels, and you’ll have tremendous amount of energy throughout the day. Yes, that means you’ll won’t feel sleepy after lunch! It’s also imperative that you incorporate at least 30 minutes of exercise daily to maintain a healthy metabolism rate.
Get Some Sleep
You must be wondering – how does sleep have to do anything with keeping your energy up when it’s supposed to keep your energy down? Well, the body requires rest in other to function, and your metabolic levels also need to rest in order to make it function throughout the day. Give yourself between seven to eight hours of sleep a day and you’ll notice that you can concentrate better.
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