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how 2 raise your metabolism will this work ????
so i was thinking for about 5 minutes every hour im going to do sum light exersizes will this raise my metabolism even if its just like raising my knee to my had and alternating between legs
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- ClickMasterLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
You don't have the control over your metabolism you think you do. You metabolic rate won't change much because of your exercise and whatever small amount you manage to raise it with your exercise will be lost as soon as you stop and cool down. It will be essentailly a wasted effort.
If you blink, there will be a corresponding tiny and momentary increase in your metabolic rate. So, the fact that something increases or decreases the metabolism is not in any way meaningful. It is only the magnitude and duration of the change that is important. This is why we should all be careful of claims that something will increase or decrease our metabolic rate.
One of the most common myths or misunderstandings in diet, nutrition, and fitness is that metabolic rate is responsible for a person's natural tendency toward being fat or thin or muscular. Or that metabolic rate can be changed to help lose fat or gain weight. This is not true and easy evidence of that fact can be found here ---> http://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html where basal metabolic rate (BMR) can be calculated with only height, weight, sex, and age. If metabolism was responsible for gaining fat or staying thin, that natural tendency would have to be included in the calculation of BMR. It's not.
It's important to understand this fact because it will put an end to the frustration that comes with trying to change the metabolic rate to create a specific effect such the loss or gain of body weight, fat, or muscle. Unless you have a real medical issue, your metabolism is fine and nothing you do is going to create more than a normal temporary change in metabolic rate with one exception. Adding lean muscle mass will raise your BMR by about 50 cal/day per pound of muscle for as long as you maintain that muscle. That's a lot of work for a little change but for many it's an excellent investment.
If it's important to you to blame something for being an easy or hard gainer, then blame your parents because those propensities are inherited...genetic. Or blame your soma (body) type (ecto, endo, or mesomorph) and the number of fat cells you have. But don't blame your metabolism because it is nothing more than the totality of the energy exchanges which happen every second of every day as required to sustain your life given the demands of the moment.
Most people would be well advised to not even use the word metabolism as it has no real relevance to the problems of being an easy or hard gainer. It makes no more sense to think about your metabolism in regard to diet or exercise than it does to think about your car's horsepower when pressing on the gas pedal to go or the brake pedal to stop. If you're concerned with losing fat, gaining weight, building muscle, or maintaining, follow good diet, exercise, and fitness strategies and your metabolism will take care of itself.
For more about metabolism, go here and see what the experts have to say ---> http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolism/WT0000...
Good luck and good health!
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- ?Lv 45 years ago
i do know workout with weights carry your metabolism and so does consuming extra most commonly with smaller foods. additionally makes certain you consume a well quantity of protein and I'm no longer certain if that is actual however i heard consuming bloodless water will aid carry your metabolism too. well good fortune with the nutrition! =]
- 9 years ago
One thing I know that raises metabolism process is by drinking plenty of water. At least 8 glasses a day and eat more fruits