Let's talk about Metabolism

What is metabolism? 


It's the breakdown of nutrients we have in the diet (fats, proteins, carbohydrates) to make the energy the body needs to build and maintain itself.
Metabolism rythm tends to slow down when we grow up and if we don't make excercise.
Increasing your metabolism can help you burn calories, replace fat with muscle and give you more energy!

Swimming is one of the favorite sports to speed metabolism

How can we speed up our metabolism?


Exercising! this will reduce body fat and increase lean muscle mass. Metabolism will increase and aid in the weight-loss process.
Aerobic excercise speeds up the metabolism even after you stopped excercising. Weight lifting does not speed up the metabolism but it burns fat and increases muscle tissue, which uses more calories than fat tissues.

Drinking green tea in the morning is essential

What can we eat to help metabolism?


Having breakfast is essential. The body has been deprived of food throughout the night, slowing metabolism downd. If the cells do not receive sufficient nutrients they begin to function less efficiently, and they actually store more fat to use during times of nutritional deprivation.
If you diet or skip meals your body's metabolism slows down to compensate for the lack of nutrients.
Green Tea is perhaps one of the best morning metabolism boosters you can drink.
Spices like chilli, ginger, garlic and mustard, are thought to raise metabolism by up to 50 percent for up to three hours after eating, due to increasing the heart rate.
Some other things to eat are: nuts, fish, vegetables, whole grains, proteins.