Let’s face it, we all want to be in shape and catch someone’s eye. None of us like putting on our clothes and seeing our tummy hang over our jeans or our arms looking like a set of bat wings. The big question is how do you increase your metabolism enough that you’ll be able to blast away fat at record speed, as well as get your chest, abs, shoulders, back and arms into the best shape they’ve ever been in your life?
Most people actually have no clue what “metabolism” is, but they know it came to an almost screeching halt around the age of 30, and that the ever present jiggle under the arms started. So I’d like to quickly talk about what metabolism is, what affects it, and how you can dramatically kick it to the curve!
What is metabolism? Simply put, metabolism is the rate at which your body burns fuel to sustain life and all of the processes that take place in your body.
What affects it? There are 4 main factors: activity level, eating habits, muscle tissue, and genetics. The more active you are the more calories you burn, that’s an obvious one.
How often you eat is more important than what you eat because it directly affects your blood sugar/ energy levels. Unstable blood sugar causes the metabolism to slow down to conserve energy.
That’s why skipping breakfast, or any meal, is the absolute worst thing you could ever do!
Muscle tissue is the biggest and most important factor when it comes to metabolism. Muscle burns calories, and the more you have the better! We lose muscle due to a lack of physical stress and unstable blood sugar… not because you age!
Then there is genetics. Some people have fast metabolisms & some people have slower ones, but that does not mean you can’t dramatically increase yours.
The keys to increasing metabolism are:
1. Increase muscle tissue (not necessarily muscle size) with intense progressive strength training
2. Stabilize blood sugar/ energy levels to aid in fat loss and prevent the storing of more fat
Taking control of your metabolism is actually pretty easy if you now what to do… and you don’t need to kill yourself with endless exercises!
I know you want to increase your metabolism and start burning off that unwanted body fat from your hips, and thighs. My suggestion to you is visit my website and sign up for my 5 day Fast Fat Loss email course to give you ideas and tips. Don’t wait another day! Take action now!
Karie “The Fat Assassin” Hamilton is the founder of http://www.thefitnessgirl.com, a downtown Toronto condo and home personal training company. We specialize in using our exclusive 3-in-1 Fast Fat Loss Formula to help women melt fat fast and build healthy fit bodies.
