8 Simple Secrets For A Faster Metabolism

Speed up your metabolism

The human body is funny…one minute, you’re eating cookies all the time and thinking it’s great if you actually managed to get in four hours of sleep – and still can fit all your clothes. The next minute, umm…not so much.

What Does My Metabolism Have To Do With It?

The metabolism sounds like a mysterious and complicated thing, but it’s actually just the amount of energy (translation: calories) that your body need on a daily bodies need daily.

“About 70 percent of those calories are used for basic functions, such as breathing and blood circulation,” says Rochelle Goldsmith, PhD, director of the Exercise Physiology Lab at Columbia University Medical Center. “Another 20 percent is fuel for physical activity, including working out, fidgeting, walking, and even holding our bodies upright while standing. The remaining 10 percent helps us digest what we eat.”

The trouble begins when you consume more calories than your body needs to do these things: this is when those extra pounds start showing up.

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