This past Wednesday we had a wonderful class taught by one of our nurses, Nicole Graham, about Maximizing Metabolism.
We want to share with you some of the points we went over during our class. And we hope to see you next time!
Our next class will be a
Nutrition/Cooking Class
"Make your own pizza"
July 30th at 11:00 am
We would love to see you there!
Nutrition/Cooking Class
"Make your own pizza"
July 30th at 11:00 am
We would love to see you there!
Tips for Maximizing your metabolism
Build Muscle
Recommendations for increasing muscle mass are to include strength training 2-3 times/week. Within 6 months, this can help you replace up to 3 lbs of fat with muscle, leading to additional calorie burn.
Strength training includes sit-ups, push-ups, lifting weights (try using cans of food, water bottles, or milk cartons), and using stretch bands.
Strength training includes sit-ups, push-ups, lifting weights (try using cans of food, water bottles, or milk cartons), and using stretch bands.
Drink Water
8 glasses/day is ideal for keeping your metabolism running at optimal rate.
Eat Light, Eat Often, & Include Protein
Your body also requires more energy to digest proteins such as lean beef, turkey, fish, white meat chicken, tofu, nuts, beans, eggs, and low-fat dairy products. While it’s still important to have a well-balanced diet, you may want to replace some of your carbs with protein products.
Avoid crash dieting
Eating less than 1,000 calories/day forces your body to start holding on to calories, thereby shutting your metabolism down. Crash diets also result in loss of muscle mass.
Eating less than 1,000 calories/day forces your body to start holding on to calories, thereby shutting your metabolism down. Crash diets also result in loss of muscle mass.
Morning workouts
Jumpstart your metabolism by working out first thing in the morning
Jumpstart your metabolism by working out first thing in the morning
Include Interval Training
In order to get the maximum benefit from exercise, your workouts need to be progressive, meaning that they increase in intensity. Interval training is a simple way to ensure you are getting the most out of your cardiac workouts. An additional benefit is that it requires your body to burn calories up to 24 hours after working out!
In order to get the maximum benefit from exercise, your workouts need to be progressive, meaning that they increase in intensity. Interval training is a simple way to ensure you are getting the most out of your cardiac workouts. An additional benefit is that it requires your body to burn calories up to 24 hours after working out!
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