How do I speed up my metabolism? Firstly, we need to understand what it actually is? Metabolism is the rate at which your body uses up energy, in other words, the rate at which you burn calories. This rate varies per individual.

How does my metabolism affect my weight?

If you have a high metabolic rate then your body naturally burns more calories than someone with a slower metabolic rate. So take two people who eat the same amount of calories in a day – the person with the faster metabolic rate will burn more calories than the person with the slower metabolic rate. The person with the slower metabolic rate will store what they don’t burn as fat.

What factors can affect my metabolism?

Things like ageing and health can have an impact, as can overall size i.e. a person who is more slender and taller will generally burn more calories than a person who is shorter and larger.

How can I impact my metabolism?

Exercise can help to speed up your metabolism – aerobic exercise and also weights and strength training. Why is this? Because muscle burns significantly more calories than fat so the more muscle you have in your body, the faster your metabolism will work. But exercise alone will not work if your diet is poor. It is thought that up to 80% of the impact when trying to build muscle is down to the food that you eat, in particular, getting the correct amount of protein in your diet to ensure that you feed your muscle.

See my blog post “How to reduce body fat when losing weight for more information about reducing body fat.

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