How can you boost your metabolism?

Metabolism is a series of chemical reactions that cells use to bring & maintain internal stability in the body. Simply put, it is a process by which your body consume calories, combines it with oxygen to produce energy required for performing daily activities. Even when your body is at rest or you are sleeping, your body still gets energy to perform bodily functions such as breathing & circulating blood. A good metabolism is reflected in thin/healthy waistline. Metabolism effects not only your weight loss process but also have an impact on brain functions, energy levels & sex drive. Every single system of your body including digestive system is linked to rate of metabolism.

Your body’s ability to shed that extra pounds depends upon your basal metabolism rate which essentially is the rate at which resting organism expends energy & is impacted by factors such as gender, age, body size, body composition, genes & activity level. Someone with more muscle mass will burn more calories. People with old age have lower muscle mass, slow metabolism & will be burning less calories. Besides, other aspects of lifestyle such as sleeping habits have a profound impact on metabolism. Sleep deprivation has a huge impact on body metabolism.

So how does the rate of metabolism slows down?

There are a lot of guilt & death foods such as sugar filled canned fruit juices, processed grains, hardened vegetable oils & high sodium & carb snacks. Besides, artificial sweeteners such as soda create a potential increase in metabolism syndrome risk factors that includes increase in waist circumference, weight gain & high fasting blood glucose levels.

When you consume such ill fated food items, you increase your risk of attracting lifestyle diseases such as weight gain, increase in waist, fatigue, loss of muscle mass, hormonal imbalances, increase in sugar cravings & digestive issues. Other symptoms of slow metabolism includes constipation, bloating after eating, irregular periods & struggling to lose weight.

Some of the ways by which you can boost your metabolism

Eating habits

Your consumption habits is the first & foremost way of boosting your metabolism. Including high protein food is a good way to boost your metabolism. Besides, such foods also keep you fuller for longer which is a novel approach when you are trying to shed those extra pounds. Foods such as eggs, wild fish & grass fed beef are excellent food source to ramp up your metabolism. Besides, spices such as ginger, cinnamon, & black pepper are excellent foods for burning fat. Ginger has been used to take care of metabolic health concerns. Ginger & Lemon tea is a great detox for boosting metabolism.

HIIT & Weight training

High intensity Interval Training is an excellent workout model to ramp up your metabolism. HIIT triggers metabolism that can last even an hour after the workout is over. It is a great workout for cumulative fat loss due to positive impact on metabolism. 

Weight training can have a positive impact on metabolism since it increases lean muscle mass & makes muscles burn more calories than fat.

Increase NEAT

NEAT refers to non-exercise activity thermogenesis. Even when you are not working out, indulging in normal physical activity such as mopping the kitchen floor, walking from parking space, climbing stairs while going to your workplace & in general moving your body through the day also plays a potent role in boosting metabolism.