Increasing Metabolism the Natural Way

• Move Around More

This sounds obvious but the reason why so many people fall prey to quick fix solutions for losing weight and increasing metabolism is that they don't want to expend energy. No food or magic formula is going to do this for you. The more you move, the more calories you burn each day. Increasing movement can happen by doing simple things like:

• Walking 30 minutes each day during lunch break

• Parking further away when shopping

• Walking your dog around the neighborhood ever day

• Park 6 blocks from your destination and walk the rest of the way.

• Use treadmill or exercise bike every other day. Ride at a swift pace while watching your favorite television program or listening to the radio.

• Sign up for a self defense class.
  
   

• Eat smaller meals 4 to 6 times each day

Contrary to popular opinion, a good way for increasing your metabolism is to eat small meals of 300 to 400 calories through the day instead of starving yourself and eating big meals at the end of the day. When you get in the habit of eating smaller meals, your metabolism does not slow down because it has to adapt to a regular schedule of small but steady calorie input. Skipping meals has the opposite affect and actually slows down your metabolism.

• Don't Skip Breakfast

Along with eating smaller meals, you should never skip breakfast. Next to inactivity, skipping breakfast is the biggest cause of a slow metabolism.  Breakfast in the morning stokes your metabolism like logs stoke a fire. Your body is coming out of a hibernation state when you awake and feeding it nutritious calories is good for increasing the rate that your body burns calories.