How to Boost Metabolism

eat are used for this. People who want to lose weight usually aim for a higher basal metabolic rate (BMR).

2. Physical movement: This can range from a simple moving of your fingers all the way to very strenuous exercise. Usually 25 percent of the calories you consume are used to support physical movement.

3. Thermic effect of food: This relates to the digestion and processing of the food you ingest into your body. Normally, ten percent of the calories from the food you eat are burned through this component of catabolic metabolism.

Factors that Affect Metabolism Your metabolic rate, or how fast or slow your metabolism works, is influenced by a number of factors: 1. Genetics: Metabolic rate is partially hereditary.

This can sometimes account for the difference between a person who can eat almost anything and not gain an ounce and a person whose weight increases after a single indulgence.

2. Age: The younger you are, the faster your metabolism is. Metabolism slows down as you age. Women‟s metabolic rate starts to decrease at the age of 30; for men, the decline in metabolic rate begins later, at the age of 40.

3. Gender: Men, generally, have a higher metabolic rate – usually 10-15 percent higher – than women because their bodies have more muscle mass.

Muscle is a key factor in metabolic rate, and _________________________________________________________ © 2013 Point Form Books, All Rights Reserved | 8