6 ways to Speed Up Your Metabolism (Naturally)

 

Metabolism is the process of breaking down carbohydrates, protein and fats to give your body energy. Your metabolism keeps your heart beating, your blood flowing, your brain thinking, and your muscles moving.

When it comes to weight loss, a strong metabolism is the key to reaching your goals in record time.  This is because when you’re young, the muscle mass stores up energy, preventing weight gain, but by the time you reach 30- 40, your metabolism starts to slow down. That’s why, fat gets accumulated and your weight increases. 

Your body may not be burning calories quickly because of poor eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle but you can keep your metabolism stable and maybe even give it a bit of a boost by making gradual changes to your lifestyle. The higher it is, the more calories you burn and the easier it is to lose weight and keep it away.

Your metabolism is influenced by a variety of factors, including your age, weight, genetics, gender and body size. Changing your lifestyle can literally, speed up the process. Here are 6 things you can do every day to ramp up your metabolic rate that really help with  weight loss…

Get Plenty of Sleep

A poor night's sleep might do more than leave you tired, it can literally disturb  your metabolism, too. Sleep deprivation revs up your appetite-stimulating hormones and leads to a sluggish metabolism. It can also increase the action of the hunger hormone and reduces the level of completeness of the hormone leptin. Research has shown that broken sleep (when you are woken up frequently throughout the night) isn’t nearly as restorative as seven consecutive hours. You can improve the quality of your sleep by lowering the temperature of your bedroom at night time, make sure your room have no light when you sleep, as lighting can disturb your sleep too. Experts recommend 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. 

Also read - Thing you should not do before going for bed (Tips for getting healthy sleep).

Do Strength Training

Muscles are more metabolically active than fats, and building muscle can help increase metabolism. Pumping iron a few days a week can increase your lean muscle mass, which will rev up your resting energy expenditure. Toning  your muscles and boosting  lean tissue mass, will burns more calories per pound than fat. This is because muscle cells use more energy than fat cells. This means people with more muscle mass tend to have a faster metabolism. Even just walking for 30 minutes can help speed up metabolism. You can hit the gym, take up yoga or climbing all these are good activities to build your muscles.

Also read - How yoga can benefit you (Yoga Posture).

Snack on Something Spicy

Another way to boost your metabolism is to eat foods that contain hot spices, like chili peppers and hot mustard. Peppers contain capsaicin, a substance that can stimulate metabolism rate by up to 8 percent. Pungent foods like spicy mustard, wasabi, and horseradish contain a chemicals called isothiocyanates which may help activate brown fat and speed up metabolic rate.  Studies also say that consuming spicy foods makes you feel fuller faster, which means that you’ll likely eat less as a result.

Sip Green Tea

Relaxing with a hot cup of freshly brewed tea can not only boost your metabolism by 5%, but it has heart-health benefits as well. Tea contain a particular catechin, EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate), which helps break down fat, says Pauline Jose, MD, a clinical instructor at UCLA and family medicine specialist at pH Labs, a national nonprofit health information organization. If you drink your tea without sugar, it’s a low calorie way of staying hydrated. According to health experts, 2-3 cups a day is enough for you to boost your metabolism.

Also read - Amazing benifits of Green tea.

Stay Hydrated

People who drink water instead of sugary drinks achieve great success in weight loss and weight retention. When your body is dehydrated it not only lowers your metabolism but also affect the functioning of your organs. Experts says drinking 17 ounces (0.5 litres) of water increases rest metabolism by 10-30% for an hour. Drinking water and eating water-based foods also can make you feel full, preventing you from overeating.

Also read - Benifits of staying hydrated on your health.

Have That Cup of Morning Coffee

Studies show that the caffeine in coffee has been shown to boost your metabolism and a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes.  The caffeine in your coffee can also increase neurotransmitters as norepinephrine and dopamine, which in turn increase a person's energy and resting metabolic rate. However, be cautious while adding extra milk or sugar, to avoid extra calorie consumption. 

You can add a cup of coffee before you exercise, which will give you an extra shot of energy during your workouts. But be careful that you don’t overdo it, drinking too much can lead to insomnia, nervousness, restlessness.

Good metabolism cannot just be achieved by eating healthy food and exercise, you also need a goodnight's rest. In order to maintain your metabolism skipping your breakfast will not be a healthy idea, so eat your breakfast for a better results. If you are new to our blog and like our Information please subscribe us and follow us and you will be notified everytime when we post something new.

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