The most basic knowledge that everyone knows about losing weight is that in order to lose weight you need to burn more calories. But before you can burn calories you need to understand what calories really are.
Calories can be defined as the amount of energy that is released when one burns down food. It is the measurement of heat. Calories are burnt through a complicated process where the food is oxidized into its basic components. If you take the example of sugar, it is converted to carbon di oxide when it is burnt. However in case of food it is converted to energy.
That means when food is consumed, it is stored in the form of glycogen or fat in your liver and muscle cells which is later converted into energy for use by your body. Glycogen is always considered as the first choice of energy than your fat.
More calories are burnt when more muscles are put to work. You lose more weight when more calories are burnt because muscles cells are more metabolically active than fat cells.
The mount of calories differs for different food categories. While a small apple can have less than 50 calories a chocolate cake contains more than 200 calories. Hence it can easily understood that your body stores more calories when you consume more fat.
Instead of having three heavy meals some people eat 5-6 small meals everyday which will help raise their metabolic rate and also regulates their insulin level at a better rate. Another easy way to burn more calories is to include brisk walking every morning for atleast 30 minutes as your daily activity. Also using stairs instead of escalators, cycling to work will help you in a great way.
A simple way to burn more calories and increase your metabolic rate naturally is by building more muscles to expand energy. If you don't have time hit the gym or yoga classes you can start your healthy life by following these simple tips.