17 February

BY Prashant Sawant / Nutrition

METABOLISM BOOSTER

WANT TO GET YOUR MEATBOLISM HIGH?

TRY THESE OPTIONS TO HELP YOU GET THAT SPIKE!!

 

1. INTERVAL CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISES

 

FOR EXAMPLE,INSTEAD OF A STEADY WALKING PACE,YOU WOULD WALK TWO MINUTES THEN RUN 1 MINUTE

REPEAT THAT CYCLE FOR 20-30 MINUTES AND YOU WILL HAVE GREATLY BOOSTED YOUR METABOLIC RATE-MUCH MORE THAN WALKING

WHATS MORE GREAT-IT WILL STAY BURNING LONGER,EVEN WHEN YOU ARE AT REST!!

 

2. MAKE SURE YOU EAT HEALTHY FATS

 

A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT THEY NEED TO CUT DOWN ALL FATS FROM THEIR DIET,BUT THATS NOT TRUE!

YOU NEED FATS TO BE HEALTHY-JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HEALTHY FATS

BY CONSUMING FATS LIKE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND MONOSATURATED FATS,YOU’RE EATING FOODS THAT HELP TO INCREASE YOUR METABOLISM

YOU’LL FIND HELTHY FATS IN FOOD LIKE AVOCADO,NUTS AND SEEDS,FATTY FISH LIKE SALMON AND IN OILS LIKE OLIVE AND CANOLA

 

3. EAT FOOD RICH IN PROTEIN

 

PROTEIN IS IMPORTANT IN A NUMBER OF WAYS WHEN LOSING WEIGHT

FIRST,IT HELPS BOOST YOUR METABOLISM AS IT IS EXTRA EFFOPRT FOR YOUR BODYY TO DIGEST IT

SECOND,IT HELP MAINTAING AND BUILDING MUSCLE MASS AND MUSCLE BURN MORE CALORIES THAN FAT DOES

FINALLY,EATIN FOODS THAT ARE RICH INN PROTEIN HELP TO SATIATE YOUR HUNGER,ALLOWING YOU TO GO LONGER BETWEEN MEALS WITHOUT FEELING HUNGRY!

GET THAT PROTEIN FROM LEAN TURKEY, CHICKEN, EGG WHITES AND LOW FAT DAIRY PRODUCTS

 

4.DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES

 

VEGETABLES LIKE SPINACH.KALE AND BROCOLLI GIVE YOUR METABOLISM AN ADDITIONAL BOOST AS THEY STEP-UP YOUR DIGESTION

DARK GREEN LEAFY VEGGIES AR EALSO HIGH IN IRON-GOOD FOR WOMEN! THEY STRENGTHEN YOUR RED BLOOD CELLS THAT SUPPLY NUTRIENT TO ALL YOUR BODY

 

5.HOT AND SPICY FOODS

 

THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN A FEW STUDIES IN THE PAST THAT SHOW THAT SPICES HELP IN BURNING FAT

THE CHEMICAL CAPSACIN FOUND IN JALAPENOS AND CHILLY PEPPERS, INCREASES THE BODY’S TEMPERATURE IN A PROCESS KNOWN AS THERMOGENESIS,WHICH SOME SAY HELP BURN FAT FASTER.

 

6.APPLES OR FRUITS

 

THEY ARE ONE OF NATURES GREATEST GIFTS TO US

THEY ARE HIGH IN WATER AND ARE LOADED WITH FIBER AND VITAMINS AND MINERALS-SO NOT ONLY DO THEY BOOST YOUR METABOLISM BUT,THEY HELP DECREASE HUNGER PANGS,DECREASE BETWEEN MEAL CRAVINGS AND IMPROVE YUR DIGESTION

 

7. GREEN TEA

 

AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN GREEN TEA CALLED AS CATECHIN HELP SPEED YOUR METABOILSM-ONE REASON IT IS CALLED THE “DIETER’S TEA”

ALSO IT IS FULL OF ANTI-OXIDANTS THAT HELP ERADICATING FREE RADICALS FROM THE BODY THUS PREVENTING BODILY DAMAGE AND THE RISK OF CANCER

 

8.PLAIN WATER

 

JUST BY INCREASING YOUR INTAKE OF WATER,YOU CAN BOOST YOUR METABOLIC RATE BY AS MUCH AS 30%

THE STANDARD RULE IS TO DRINK 8 OZ WATER EVERDAY,BUT YOUR NEEDS VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL

DON’T LIKE PLAIN WATER, TRY SPARKLING OR ADD LIME TO IT!

 

9.AVOID LATE NIGHT EATING

 

AVOID EATING ANYTGHING WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF GOING TO SLEEP.

WHEN YOU SLEEP,YOUR METABOLISM SLOWS DOWN BECAUSE IT DOSEN’T NEED THAT GREAT VENERGY AS WHEN YOU ARE ACTIVE.

INFACT THE FOOD THAT YOU EAT WILL GET CONVERTED TO FAT FOR STORAGE

 

10. REDUCE STRESS

 

STRESS PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN WEIGHT LOSS

WHEN YOUR BODY IS IN ANY KIND OF STRESS IT HOLDS ONTO FAT AS IT ASSUME HARD TIMES ARE ON ITS WAY!

MINIMISE STRESS THROUGH RELAXATION TECHNIQUE AND EXERCISE TO KEEP THAT FAT MELTING AWAY!