Each person's metabolism works a little bit differently based on your age, sex, lifestyle and physical activity. While you can't change some of these factors, you can control your lifestyle which will help the effectiveness of your metabolism and help you reach your health and fitness goals. In order to help your metabolism, there are some key habits to incorporate into your daily life that will help keep your metabolism at a healthy and efficient rate.
- Drink water
- Dehydration can slow down your metabolism
- Eat regular meals
- Having smaller meals or snacks throughout the day can help you from overeating at meals and keep your metabolic rate up.
- Build muscle
- Your body is burning calories even when it is at rest. Evert pound of muscle uses 6 calories just to exist each day, whereas each pound of fat only uses 2.
- Be physically active
- The more active you are, the more energy your body burns.
- Add in some high intensity workouts
- This will add a steady and more long-lasting rise in resting metabolic rate.
- Eat balanced meals
- Be sure to include proper amounts of protein into each meal as you body uses more calories to burn protein than it does carbohydrates or fat.
- Don't skip meals
- Skipping meals or fasting for long periods of time can slow down your metabolism.
- Sleep 7-8 hours a night
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