How to Boost Metabolism Naturally in a Week

If you want to lose weight, or keep excess weight at bay, it will help to learn how to boost your metabolism quickly. Subjecting yourself to crash diets might make you lose weight at first, but eventually your metabolism slows down and you gain the weight back. There are adjustments you can make to your current lifestyle including your exercise and eating habits, that will quickly increase the amount of calories and fat you burn on a daily basis.

Instructions

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  Work out with weights three days of the week. Build muscle because muscle needs a lot of energy to sustain itself, so your metabolism is activated all day long, even when you are at rest.

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  Perform cardiovascular exercise three days of the week, for 30 to 45 minutes per day. According to the LA Personal Trainer website, your start burning fat when you are 20 minutes into your cardio workout. Ride a bike, run, swim or go for a brisk walk to increase your metabolism and burn fat.

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  Optimize metabolism by drinking green tea daily. Colonhealth.net recommends drinking three to five cups of green tea per day because substances in green tea called catechins speed up the rate at which your body burns calories.

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  Eat more frequently throughout the day, but keep your meals small. Divide your breakfast, lunch and dinner in half so you end up with six meals. Eat one small meal every two to three hours so your metabolism is forced to stay activated throughout the day. Avoid skipping meals.

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  Drink cold water, instead of room temperature water. According to Healthguidance.org, your body has to work harder to heat up the cold water resulting in an increased metabolism.