How to Speed Up Metabolism?

If you are with a few extra pounds and very difficult to lose them, it is very common to blame it on lazy metabolism. But is he the real culprit? More than that, what can you really do to speed up your metabolism?

What is metabolism?
Metabolism is a number of hormones and enzymes that convert calories (food) into energy in a more or less efficient.

It is he who sets the pace at which you burn the calories you consume and also responsible for the speed with which you spend or accumulate these calories.

Your metabolism suffers diverse influences such as age (the slows metabolism about 5% every decade after 40 years), gender (men burn more calories than women), lean mass (muscle) this (the higher, more fast metabolism) and heredity.

Occasionally health problems such as hypothyroidism or deficiency of other hormones can also slow down the metabolism.

“Health problems such as hypothyroidism or deficiency of other hormones can also slow down the metabolism.”
Accelerating its “engine”
While there are factors difficult to be modified, fortunately there are ways to speed up your daily calorie expenditure. The best way is the regular practice of physical activity, which should include aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises, which will help you keep your long-term metabolic rate.

The cells present in muscles burns more rapidly than calorie fat cells, even at rest.

Studies have shown that each kilogram of muscle mass burning calories by day 70, while each kilogram of fat burning only four calories per day.

Although 30 minutes of aerobic exercise burn more calories than 30 minutes of strengthening exercises (weight training), in the hours after exercise, is the worked muscles that will be responsible for supporting its increased metabolic expenditure. In other words, having more muscle means you can eat more and gain less weight.

Eat more often and burn faster
The more often you eat, the faster you burn calories. Smaller, more frequent portions help keep your metabolism always on alert.

The opposite is also true: if you spend many hours without eating or “jumps” meals, your metabolism is too slow, saving power consumption.

Another important factor is that people who “lancham” between meals, tend to eat a smaller amount during lunch and dinner, which leads to a significant decrease in the amount of calories consumed each day, resulting in an increase in metabolic rate and a decrease in body fat.

Foods that speed up the caloric burn
Proteins require about 30% more energy to be digested. So, in theory, snacks rich in protein are better, but nothing concrete was discovered about foods that help burn calories.

Some items such as pepper red and green tea have property to accelerate the basal metabolic rate within 30 minutes after its intake, but these benefits are not enough to generate a significant weight loss.

In summary, to speed up your metabolism, nothing better than to increase their muscle mass, eat a high protein diet in more often and less.

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