Kick Your Slow Metabolism Into Overdrive - Tips From A Personal Trainer By Karie Hamilton At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

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 a screeching halt around the age of 30! The also now that somewhere around the same time body parts started to jiggle more than they once use to. So I'd like to quickly and briefly 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. The best analogy I can offer you, (and what I tell my clients) is imagine your body as your dream car..picture the color, that "new" car smell, your hands around the steering wheel. You can see it vividly right? Now if I told you to put some gas in that same dream car, would you put regular or premium? Of course you would reach for the premium nozzle. And you would because it would help your dream car run more efficiently and you'd only want to give it the best. Well, your body works in pretty much the same manner. Feed it junk and it'll run like an old lemon, not a Mercedes Benz.

What affects it? There are 4 main factors that affect metabolism: 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! You wouldn't try to start your car in the morning if it was sitting at zero would you?

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!

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