Five Ways You Can Increase Your Metabolic Rate

A  higher metabolic rate helps you burn more calories. Here is how you can increase your metabolic rate naturally.

  • Tanya Malik
  • Her Zindagi Editorial
  • Updated - 2018-08-20, 10:00 IST
Tips For Increased Metabolic Rate

A lot of chemical reactions happen in our body and convert the food we consume into energy. All these chemical reactions keep us alive and help our body function well. Also called the metabolic rate, metabolism keeps varying from person to person. It is also the term used to define the number of calories one burns. A higher metabolic rate helps you burn more calories and provides you with more energy. Here is how you can increase your metabolism naturally:

Drink Cold Water

drink cold water

Drinking lots of water help you in increasing your metabolism. Drinking more water also helps you in losing weight as it makes you feel full and you end up consuming lesser calories. Drinking cold water is even more effective in boosting your metabolism as your body uses more energy to heat the body and this makes you burn more calories.

Eat Spicy

Spicy foods have a substance called capsaicin which is helpful in boosting up the metabolism. They are helpful in burning more calories. When used with other ways of boosting your metabolism, spicy foods can be really effective.

Drink Green Tea

drink green tea

Green tea is really helpful in increasing the metabolic rate. It converts your fats into free fatty acids and this helps in boosting your metabolic rate. Green tea is also very helpful in losing weight quickly.

Add Protein To Your Meal

Load your body with loads of protein. Add protein in all your meals. Protein helps you in building up lean and strong muscle mass. It helps you feel fuller and makes you avoid overeating.

Sleep Well

sleep well metabolism

Sleep plays a major role when it comes to maintaining your body. Lack of sleep has a major effect on your metabolism. People who suffer from lack of sleep have a slower metabolism as compared to others.

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