7 easy ways to increase metabolism and lose weight
Author: Trevor Gardner
Author: Trevor Gardner
The reason everybody starts a diet is different but it is always for one or more of the following reasons: 1) Improve bad health 2) Unhappy with the way they look 3) Want to feel fitter 4) Want to look sexier 5) Want to wear different clothes. Now the diet industry takes onboard these requirements of the public and they produces fad diets to suit all types of peoples requirements. When you finish a fad diet, say when you reached your aim, you will be stable for a while and then you will slowly put weight back and on a large number of occasions you will end up heavier than when you started the diet. To help you with a non fad diet where you concentrate on your metabolism follow these 7 effective ways of increasing it and ending up with a healthier, sexier you: 1) Start by sleeping well. It has been proven that if you have say 4 hours sleep you have a slower metabolism than if you had 8 hours. People who sleep less than 8 hours eat more because they think they need more to eat as awake longer. 2) Eat more protein. This is highly beneficial for you as protein helps to stabilize the amount of insulin in your blood stream. 3) Exercise in the evening. It has been found that your metabolism slows down in the afternoon and the evening. It is therefore wise to take an evening walk or exercise class to increase it so as to burn calories from dinner and not sleep with them built up in your body. 4) Grow lean muscle. Increasing your lean muscle produces a higher metabolism. There is no need to overdo it but 20 minutes every 3 days of push ups, squats etc will help. 5) Dont skip meals. This is one of the biggest misconceptions, that missing breakfast will reduce weight! In fact it slows your metabolic rate which will then cause you to put on weight. 6) Move around more. Instead of driving to go to the local shop, walk there at a brisk pace. To visit a local friend, do the same. 7) Sweat with exercise. If you sweat when exercising your metabolism will increase and there is an effect whereby you will sleep better. Start using some of the lifestyle changes and your metabolism will work better and more effectively which will have a positive affect on your body and therefore effect the way you look and feel.About the Author: