Quite simply stated, the key to your ability to burn fat and lose weight lies in your metabolism.
While many people think they are stuck with the metabolism they were born with, this couldn't be farther from the truth.
Exploring ways to supercharge your metabolism is an important key and is mentioned emphatically in my book.
Metabolic rates can be altered, sometimes drastically by having an appropriate fitness regime, proper diet, adequate rest and a host of other factors.
Luckily, almost anything you would do to raise your resting metabolic rate will also contribute to your status as a healthy human being.
In other words, concentrating on your metabolism gives you the double-punch benefits of healthy living and fat loss; it's just a matter of getting started with basic steps to supercharge your current metabolic rate so you can burn calories with less effort as your body tries to keep up with itself.
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Spread out your calories! When you eat, your body's metabolism speeds up as it uses energy to digest.
If you only eat three times a day, your metabolism has a lot of time in between meals to slow down.
That is why the "six small meals a day" works so well for so many people trying to lose or maintain weight.
Your metabolism is like a motor-it needs to keep running if you want your body to work! It is much, much better to eat small, healthy meals and snacks throughout the day than to eat three large meals that can weigh you down.
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Drink water! Again with the water, you say? Yes, but this time, make sure it's ice cold! When you drink icy water, your body has to work that much harder to warm it up to your natural body temperature.
Some studies have shown that your metabolism goes up by as much as 30% after drinking cold water! So, water not only helps you lose weight by boosting your metabolism by the simple act of drinking it, but if you drink it when it's really cold, it works twice as hard! There-now you have another reason to add to your list of "Why I Really Am Going to Start Drinking More Water.
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Do your workout in the morning! This really makes a huge difference because, after having everything working very slowly during sleep, this will kick-start your metabolism back into high gear and help keep it that way for the rest of the day.
Morning workouts are shown to be the most effective for weight loss, and once your metabolism is raised in the morning it stays high the rest of the day, helping you burn more calories.
It's also simple math-you have more time to keep a high metabolism up if you jumpstart it in the morning rather than raising it in the evening and then lowering it by going to bed soon after.
Follow the above tips and you will be well on your way towards fat loss!