Your metabolic rate, or your “metabolism,” is the rate that your body makes and consumes energy in order to support your life and vitality.

Someone with a high metabolism will burn more energy (calories) than someone with a slower metabolism will. Those who are overweight struggle to find ways to burn more calories.  The factors that determine weight gain and weight loss are:

• How many calories you consume
• What kind of food you eat (100 calories from fatty foods are harder to burn than 100 calories from complex carbohydrates, for example)
• How many calories your body burns
• Your age
• Your genetic blueprint, which determines what your personal, “normal” metabolic rate is

Fortunately there are some specific things that you can do to rev up your metabolism a bit. Some of these tips may surprise you!

1. Obviously, exercise is critical for your body’s health. If you gain muscle through your exercise routine, this impacts your metabolism. You can gain this good muscle mass by having a resistance exercise routine 2 – 3 times a week. Nonresistance Read More→

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