How To Increase Your Metabolism At Any Age!

How To Increase Your Metabolism At Any Age!

I am sure you get frustrated when your skinny friend gobbles down that Micky D burger and fries and has a milk shake to boot and doesn’t even gain a pound and repeats this menu often throughout the day at another fast food joint and when you even look at a pizza you gain weight. It is just not fair you say.


Your metabolism may be slow but its not all in your genes you know. No mater your age, weight, race, of present shape, you can increase your metabolism. Metabolism is the process of breaking down proteins, carbohydrates, and fats for energy that your body uses each day. The rate of your metabolism depends on how many calories you consume, the amount of calories you burn, and the calories you burn due to your genetic makeup (which your genetic make up only accounts for utilizing 5% of you total daily calories). So how do you increase your metabolism? You have to increase your body’s need for energy.




During exercise you increase your body’s energy requirement levels. Now I am sure you are unable to exercise all the time as you probable have other responsibilities like a job, a family, or what ever else may occupy some of your time. After an intense workout during the first hour or two after such exercises like weight lifting, or a spin bike class, you get this burn feeling in your muscles. This utilizes energy repairing muscle tears.


Even though age slows your metabolism, it is only so because you become less active. Here is how you can help increase your metabolism:

1. Increase your muscle mass. This requires your body to increase its energy use to maintain this increase.
2. Do high intensity intervals in your workout. The more you feel that burn you will know that your body is requiring energy to repair the muscle.
3. Get quality sleep. Lack of sleep alters you metabolism and can cause a decrease in the use of calories your body burns at rest.
4. Eat smaller meals more often throughout the day. Body builders each six times a day. Skipping meals makes your body store fat.
5. Eat a properly balanced meal. If possible eat raw vegetables and fruits and nuts for 51% of your diet. Try to eat organic and also try juicing . The omega fatty acids boost your metabolism .
6. Try to be active whenever you can.