Our goal is to lose some extra weight, so we try different diets, go on an exercise plan or even try unconventional methods or products off the shelves.
While some of these may work, they don’t typically last.
And so, we want to tell you why exactly boosting your metabolic rate may be the way to go.
Metabolic Rate
First, what is our metabolic rate?
Metabolic rate refers to the rate at which we use energy and burn calories.
This is affected by a number of factors; such as age, weight, height, gender, environment, diet and exercise habits.
So why is it important?
While we do exercise to burn off the calories that we gain from eating, most of our calories are actually burnt at rest. This refers to our basal metabolic rate.
While it may seem counter intuitive, it makes sense that we should then aim to increase our basal metabolic rate in order to burn more throughout the day for more consistent and healthy weight loss.
So now the question is, how do we do it?
Diet
The food that we eat is important, and it is crucial for us to strike a good balance of protein, carbohydrates, fat and micronutrients to lose weight.
However, in terms of increasing our metabolic rate, the foods we eat may not have such a big or long term impact.
There are many myths surrounding these foods that claim to improve your metabolism, such as coffee, green tea or even spicy foods. Unfortunately, it is temporary and so minor that there would not be much of a difference.
Exercise
Metabolic conditioning is a type of exercise that increases the body’s efficiency to use energy.
It is a type of high intensity interval training (HIIT), which maximises your calorie burn during each short period of time or interval. It typically consists of resistance exercises and explosive movements. Due to the high intensity, it results in what is known as excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), which allows your body to burn more calories post-workout.
As a result, it increases your metabolic rate.
Not only that, it has been found that your basal metabolic rate is positively linked to lean body mass. Lean body mass refers to the mass of everything in your body, except for fat.
This includes ligaments, bones, organs and muscles.
As such, it is recommended to increase muscle mass through resistance training to increase your lean body mass, which in turn improves your metabolic rate.
METCON at Active Zone
Here at Active Zone, our METCON class is designed specifically with these benefits in mind.
As described earlier, it is a high intensity workout that utilises a variety of strength and explosive movements that will definitely get your heart pumping.
One of the most important things is consistency, so join us every week for 45 minutes of intense and effective exercise!
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