3 Easy Ways To Speed Up Your Metabolism
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Are you plagued with a slow metabolism? Wish you could speed yours up to burn more calories each day? Guess what? You can! Find out here 3 of the best ways to speed up your metabolism!
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Your body may not be burning calories quickly because of poor eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle. Fortunately, you can take control of speeding up your metabolism. From getting more sleep to eating all day, use these 7 secrets to rev up your inner engine.
If your body’s engine is running at full-speed, there’s little you can do to boost your fat-burning potential – you’re already performing at peak.
But if your tank is teetering on half-empty, there’s room for improvement. Use these 7 secrets to shift your metabolism into high gear.
Secret #1: Get more sleep
The number of zzz’s you catch can have a big effect on your waistline.
Research shows that sleep deprivation can send your hunger and appetite hormones out of whack.
A four-year joint study by the University of Wisconsin and StanfordUniversity found that adults who regularly slept for only five hours a night increased their levels of hunger-inducing ghrelin by 14.9% and lowered their levels of appetite-suppressing leptin by 15.5%.
This means double trouble for your fatcells: You end up eating more than you need, leaving you with extra pounds to show for it.
How much sleep do you need to avoid this?
Some people swear by a few hours, but experts recommend 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. Read 7 Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep.
Secret #2: Wake up earlier
Does your morning ritual consist only of showering, brushing your teeth and getting dressed?
Then you’re neglecting two important activities that could boost your metabolism.
The first: Eat breakfast – and coffee doesn’t count.
Skipping that bowl of oatmeal might sound harmless, but you’re missing the first opportunity of the day to jumpstart your metabolism.
Think of it in literal terms: Breakfast is “breaking” the overnight “fast” your body was in to conserve calories. Eating – especially a balanced breakfast every day – stimulates your metabolism.
Secondly, you should exercise.
Sure, you might struggle to throw off those cozy sheets – who doesn’t? – but it’s a battle worth winning.
Why?
It boosts your metabolism.
You’ll burn more calories throughout the day simply doing the same stuff you always do.
Even a 20-minute walk or jog will make a difference. So skip that second cup o’ joe and strap on your walking shoes instead.
Sounds impossible, but you can – and should – work out every day.Cardiovascular exercise (running, swimming, aerobics, walking) stimulates your metabolism, helps you burn caloriesand can even temporarily suppress your appetite post-workout.But don’t let cardio get all the metabolic-boosting glory.
Weight training is important too, because it tones your muscles and boosts lean tissue mass, which burns more calories per pound than fat. The more lean muscle tissue you have, the more calories you burn daily.
Also, don’t be afraid to exercise more than once a day.
Breaking up a 60-minute workout into two 30-minute (or three 20-minute) sessions is not only convenient, but also it may help you burnmore fat, according to recent research.
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