Top 10 post of 2011: Kick-start your Metabolism

Getting a bit frustrated with exercising and eating right but cannot shift the last few kilos? Here are some tips to rev up your body-machine!

1. Interval Training



Interval training will take your everyday cardio training routine to a new level. Interval exercise means doing a slow and steady pace for a few minutes and alternating it with high speed, high intensity period. Alternating between the two will burn more fat, increase your stamina and certainly wake up those muscles! Try it on the treadmill or bicycle, switching to a more difficult setting or a steep incline to blast those kilojoules and get your heart pumping


2. Eat Breakfast


You have heard this one 10 000 times. And we will mention it again- eating breakfast will wake up your body so that it can start burning some energy after a long night of fasting.




3. Regular Eating



Now that your body is up and running- keep it awake by eating at regular intervals to kick up your metabolism, as your body will constantly be working to burn that food



4. Thought Cardio is ENOUGH?


Adding weight training builds muscle- and muscle in its turn helps to burn calories and fat fast. More muscle means more burning. You can think that the stronger a machine is, the more fuel it will burn

 

5. Switch your routine to rev your Metabolism






Doing the same routine every day for months might leave you bored and your metabolism…well…comfortable. Change this by changing your routine- try something different altogether or if you are not up for such a big step, change the intensity, amount of reps or simply add a few new exercises or alternative moves to your work out






Can you say Hallo Metabolism! Let’s get the body-machine BURNING and make it work for you!