Exercises To Increase Your Metabolism

Posted by tim on October 2nd, 2006 at 01:54am

Slow metabolism is one among the common reasons why many people have weight problems. This is basically rooted to genetics and will only worsen if a person with slow metabolism does not perform any physical activity on a regular basis. The evolution of technology has supposedly resulted in making life easier but has also led to people becoming lazy.

While not all people are gifted with athletic ability, all are capable to move around. For those that have a weight problem driven by slow metabolism, performing exercise is one solution.

Breaking a sweat does not need to be hard and should actually be fun. There are many types of exercise to increase metabolism and if combined with a healthy diet, results will be achieved in no time at all.

Exercise tips to increase your metabolism

Aerobic exercise

Performing aerobic exercises should be done daily for at least 30 minutes or as long as 60 minutes. It is best to perform cardio work or any aerobic exercise first thing in the morning, as the body will consume stored fat. Remember that the body was at rest for nearly 8 hours when you slept and the carbohydrates from what you ate during dinnertime was used while sleeping.

If possible, do aerobic exercises during the evening before or even after dinner (around 2-3 hours after the meal). However, try not doing the same routine everyday, as you might eventually get bored or risk some parts of your body to injury due to continued stress. Incorporating ???intervals??? in aerobic sessions is one way of considerably boosting metabolism in exercise. There are many types of aerobic exercise. Here are some of the most popular.

- cycling/biking,
- running
- swimming
- cross-country skiing
- basketball
- jumping rope
- roller skating
- brisk walking
- dancing.

In addition, aerobic exercise can be performed with machines such as treadmills, stair-steppers, cycles and rowing machines.

Resistance training

Resistance training is a form of exercise that boosts metabolism and will work wonders if done with cardio work. People become overweight for the reason that they take in more calories compared to how many are burned. Increasing metabolism and eventually losing weight basically relies on how much calories are consumed and burned in one day.

Through resistance training, the body becomes a calorie-burning machine, while in cardio work the body burns calories only during the duration of the workout. Lifting weights for an hour will help the body burn calories for the entire day. Studies have shown that women that engaged in resistance training for 15 weeks boosted the rate of their metabolism by 15% of 1% per week.

Increasing and strengthening muscle tissue enabled the women to burn calories even during rest. Those that choose to starve themselves should know that this technique has always been a bad option and will only result in decreasing muscle tissue. A starving body will basically consume muscles and not stored fat.

For those not wanting to eventually look like a bodybuilder, it is advisable to stick with lightweights during training. Do between 12 and 15 repetitions per set. Try to choose a weight that you can continuously lift for two minutes. It will not make you any bigger but strength and endurance will be boosted. Muscles should always be taken care of, as it is an ally of metabolism.

All in all, being active by exercising is an effective way to increase metabolism and eventually lose weight. Choose a workout that can be done on a regular basis and more importantly fun to do.

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