Metabolism

so many people are talking about how slow their metabolism yet they don't even understand how human metabolism works. So before i even go into how to speed yours up so that you can go for more makan guru trip, i want to go over some of the basics.

What is Metabolism?
In simple terms, metabolism is the rate at which ur body burns calories to sustain life. I should also note that your body burns calories 24 hours a day, regardless of whether or not you work out.

What Affects Metabolism?
What do you think is the biggest impact on your metobolism? Activity levels? Thyroids? Age? All Wrong! Its muscle tissues! The more muscle you have the more calories you burn regardless of how active you are.
Here's some factors affecting metabolism:
- muscle tissue
- meal frequency( the longer you go betwee meals, the more your metabolism slows down to conserve energy)
- activity level ( but makes no difference if you do not match your eating to your expenditure)
- food choices
- hydration ( lack of water causes all your systems to slow down)
- genetics
- stress ( stress can slows down metabolism by placing extra stress and strain on numerous systems + people tend to overeat when stressed out.

Solution:
Step 1: - stop the storage of new fats
It doesn't make any sense to start an exerciuse program if you jusr end up adding new fats later that day. The problem is that we don't get fat due to a lack of exercise- we get fat because we supply our body with my calories than it needs at a given time. They key is to supply the body with energy it needs, just that amount and not a bunch extra, because xtra is xtra, it doesn't matter where it comes from. Salad can be stored as fat, celery too! as long as if its extra to your body requiements - it will be stored as fats. So forget about burning those fats unless you can first stop storing new fats.

Step2: - Attack the existing FATs
This requries a conbination approach consisting of stable blood sugar/energy levels, and progressive cardiovascular/aerobic exercise and strength training. Just because you run on the threadmill 30min three times a week, doesn't mean that your body has to burn off that unwanted body fats! You have to force the body to make changes and improvements and the ONLY way is to consistently provide a stimulus that is greaterthan what the body is used to.

In conclusion, I should say that it is extremely important that you have a well thought out and detailed plan to follow. For starters, if you are serious about achieving your goals fast,i would recommend you to get the help of a professional - your chances of success are much greater. It doesn't have to be confusing.