Metabolism

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Boost your Metabolism for Perfect Body Shape
7 SureFire Success Steps!

The metabolic process is one through which the food we take is broken down to produce the energy necessary to meet the various energy requirements in the body.
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The energy produced during metabolism is used for three primary functions, and they include

* facilitating breathing and circulation
* engaging in physical activities that include walking
* facilitating the digestion process.

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Therefore, you should ensure that your food intake is equivalent to the human energy requirements. In such a way,  you will have no weight-related problems.
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But most people do not know how to juggle this balance, so they end up consuming more than their energy requirements.
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Excess calories that are not converted into energy are stored in the body as fat, hence increasing the overall body fat percentage. It is vital to engage in activities that improve your metabolism process and accelerate the rate that calories are converted into energy to avert the risks of weight-related complications.
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1) Exercise More Often

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Engaging in a workout routine is not only crucial for your metabolic process, but also to your overall health and well-being. The secret to accelerating and improving your metabolism process is by increasing your body’s energy requirement.
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By creating an energy deficit, your body is forced to burn more calories to meet this deficit. Therefore, engaging in a routine workout helps work the various muscles in your body, thus creating an energy deficit in the body. Also, engaging in regular exercise is also effective in achieving the perfect body shape by facilitating muscle development.
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2) Kick up your cardio

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Cardio exercising involves choosing several aerobic exercises and working them with different intensities and intervals. The interval training is more effective in burning more calories compared to prolonged one-activity training.
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The secret behind cardio exercising is engaging in an activity under different intensities; that is, start with intensified workout for a while then as you continue, reduce the intensity. Allocate each intensity-training some time before moving to the next workout.
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Besides, you can choose several activities to undertake during one session. Ensure you choose activities that work several muscles at the same time.
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3) Put some muscle behind it

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You have to acknowledge that the more muscles you have, the higher your metabolic rate. With a large muscle mass, your metabolism is active even when you are resting.
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Therefore, ensure you engage in some weight lifting activities to develop your muscles. Some people might find it difficult choosing the best weight lifting exercise that suits them because of the fear of injury. Because of this, it is important to begin weight lifting with simple exercises that prevent injury to both the joints and the muscles.
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4) Don’t skip meals

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Regardless of your body size, ensure you do not skip meals when following a routine workout. Many people assume that skipping meals may be the right solution to their weight-related problems, but that is not usually the case.
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When you start skipping meals, to prevent itself from starving, your body starts saving the little food you do actually eat as fat for the future. This is an in-built survival mechanism. Therefore, skipping meals only serves to increase your overall body fat percentage.
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So, instead of skipping meals, ensure you eat balanced and healthy meals in any diet routine that you follow.
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5) Eat REAL Food
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The latest lifestyle fitness news report that the majority of people put focus on the external such as exercising.
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There is less emphasis on the internal terrain that influence the maintenance of a perfect shape through activities such as healthy dieting.
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Observing what foods you actually consume is vital in keeping excess weight at bay. Your body requires different types of food in different quantities. Each of these foods has a different purpose in the body.  So if you skip certain foods in your meals, such action will trigger co-related health-complications.
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Therefore, it is crucial to consume the right foods and in the appropriate quantities to monitor your health and achieve a perfect body at the same time.
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6) Get off your butt

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According to health specialists, small changes are the ones that produce significant results. Although you might be engaging in a routine workout, you might not be see the practical results, reason being that, for example, you remain seated for long hours in your office during your work day. Long sitting hours diminishes the quality of your metabolic process.
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So, make sure you do stretching exercises in your office while at work and / or at home to step-up your metabolism.

 

7) Go to bed earlier

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Joint and muscle pain may be a source of significant discomfort. If this is your problem, the best relief is sleeping early after long hours of workout or physical activities. This will ensure you will wake up motivated for another training the following day.

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Conclusion

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Most people have the will to attain and maintain a perfect body, but do not know the appropriate steps to take.
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One of the most important concepts while trying to achieve a perfect body shape is acknowledging that your external health is as important as your internal health.
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Hence, to facilitate and boost your metabolism, you have to engage in healthy eating habits as well as a set of routine physical exercises.

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Must-watch video: Top 6 Workouts to Tone Your Body

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References

1. https://www.glozine.com/lifestyle/health/8-ways-to-pump-up-your-metabolism.html

2. http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/weight-loss/tips/supercharge-your-metabolism/

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Author: Margaux Diaz is Health and Fitness Expert. Connect with her on Facebook

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