15 Ways to Boost Metabolism, Burn Fat and Lose Weight

1.) Calcium is key. Calcium between 1000-1500 milligrams can help to increase metabolism and burn weight according to American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. This comes out to eating about three to four servings daily. And as always it is good to look for dairy content with low fat content.

2.) Eating more red meat. People who eat more red meat and got many calories from protein lose more weight than those who eat the same calories that are not protein based.

3.) Start your workout with more intensity. By starting a workout at a high intensity and slowly lessening it you will burn almost 40% more calories than if it were reversed. Not only does this burn more calories, but it will also be easier on your body and allow you to work out for longer.

4.) Coffee. Believe it or not a couple of cups of black coffee in a day will boost your metabolism. The metabolism boost only lasts for an hour and a half or so, but those are precious hours of burning fat.

5.) Start the day with whole grain. Those who eat whole grain in the morning burn more fat during the day. It gives your metabolism a “jump start” in the morning instead of it speeding up as you do during the day.

6.) Use interval training. It is better to do three repetitions of an exercise for twenty minutes than to do a full set of forty. If your body has time to recover than it will be more efficient and burn more weight during exercise.

7.) Walk with Nordic poles. People who walk with Nordic poles burn 20% more calories than they would without. For more information on the poles visit here.

8.) Aerobic Exercise is one of the best types of exercise to boost your metabolism. Students at the University of Alabama have proved that forty minutes of aerobic exercise will increase your metabolism rate for the next twenty-four hours.

9.) Wear jeans. I know it may sound weird at first, but wearing jeans people tend to take more steps. By wearing jeans you can increase the steps you take by 5% allowing you to burn more calories without even noticing.

10.) Green Tea Drinks. Drinking green tea can increase your metabolism by 6%. By drinking three cups of green tea a day your metabolism increases at a very quick rate.

11.) Resistance training. By lifting weights at least ninety minutes a week you can increase your metabolism by 7%. It is also best to go right from one weight to another to keep heart rate up and maximize fat burn.

12.) Grab some yogurt. people who ate yogurt as part of their diet plans lost 40% more weight than those who just cut down on calories.

12.) Go uphill. Don’t limit yourself to flat ground when exercising. Inclines can increase the calories burned in an exponential rate depending on the steepness of the hill. It is also a good way to keep track of your progress by seeing how steep of an incline you can walk.

13.) Take fish oil. fish oil can increase metabolism, help to burn more calories, and keep your heart healthy. There is no way to go wrong with fish oil, and it is one of the best health supplements there is.

14.) Get a Wii. Many studies have proved that playing the Wii video game system is a good way to burn calories. You can play fun games just to get you moving, or even focus on the Wii fit program invented for the system.

15.) Use your arms and legs. Workouts using both arms and legs simultaneously burn almost twice as much fat as conventional workouts. Aerobic step videos are a great way to incorporate all your limbs in your exercise.

Sources:
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
www.webmd.com