Tips To Boost Your Metabolism

Posted Jan 11, 2009 by dana / comments 5 comments / Print / Font Size Decrease font size Increase font size

Boosting your metabolism can help you burn more fat. Learn some valuable tips for getting your motor running!

How do you rev up your metabolism so you shed more weight?

Here are some tips:

-Exercise . Your body is used to needing a certain number of calories per day and if you do very little each day, your body will not burn much. Exercise can keep your metabolism increased for several hours even after you finish your workout.

-Break the fast . Eating breakfast tells your body to start using energy and gets it moving.

-Water . Drink lots of water. It helps everything move through your digestive track.

- ! Metabolism Boosting Foods Green tea is said to increase your metabolism. Even if it doesn't do much, it's chocked full of antioxidants as well. Coconut oil, grapefruit, papaya, and apple cider vinegar are also said to increase your metabolism substantially.

-Smaller Meals .More frequent meals that are smaller in size will tell your body to use the energy instead of hoarding it. Many overweight people eat only one or two big meals a day.

-Move ! Do something after you eat like take a walk to get your body using the calories.

-Eat well with lots of roughage and fiber. These will move through your system faster than unhealthy food which our colons struggle to process. Many of these types of foods are actually known as negative calorie foods and they cause you to burn more than you take in. Visit my blog archives for more information on negative calorie foods.

Spice it Up : Many spices kickstart your metabolism and keep it burning busy for several hours after you eat.

Helpful Tip :
Why do so many diets fail? Our bodies can quickly plateau when they get accustomed to new caloric intake levels which stops us from losing weight. The Solution? Calorie Shifting Diets and varying your exercise plan. Get more information about Zig Zag or Calorie Shifting diets  and trick your metabolism into working hard non-stop http://trickyourmetabolism.com.

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magicdarts
magicdarts said... on March 26th, 2009 at 2:46 PM

great tips thanks - didn't know there were food groups that boosted the metabolism more than others - thanks!

dkrunner
dkrunner said... on February 16th, 2009 at 5:36 AM

Very nice. I just wrote a similar article, except the focus was purely on running.

Danielle
Danielle said... on February 2nd, 2009 at 7:09 PM
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Good article Dana. You know when I was on Weight Watchers there was a thing that others were talking about called the Wendie Plan and it involved calorie shifting. Knowing what I know about weight loss it does make sense! I so need to get my eating habits back in gear!

rweigel12
rweigel12 said... on January 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 AM
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Nice Article. I've reviewed ALL your articles and decided to comment on this one so that your can get your page views up to make more money. Please take the time to review my articles and comment on one--I'd really appreciate it.....Robb

rweigel12
rweigel12 said... on January 16th, 2009 at 11:31 PM
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Nice article check out mine when you get a chance..... Robb



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