Easy fat burning strategies

Our metabolism slows for a variety of reasons, including age and weight gain, among many other factors. When this happens, we tend to burn less calories and fat. While you can’t stop the aging process, you can diet take steps to burn more fat and calories. Here are a few ways to boost your metabolism and burn fat so that you can get back into those skinny jeans.

Boost your protein consumption. Eating protein is a great way to speed up your metabolism and increase lean muscle mass, which boosts your ability to burn calories. In addition, your digestive system requires more energy to process protein, which results in you feeling fuller longer.

Do strength training. One of the best ways to burn fat is to increase lean muscle mass—one pound of muscle can burn up to nine times the calories a pound of fat can. Strength training also increases your resting metabolic rate, which burns fat all day long.

Drink lots of water. Research shows that drinking about two glasses of water in an hour increases your metabolic rate and helps you torch more calories and fat. Plus, hunger is often mistaken for thirst, so consistent hydration will ensure that you don’t overeat.

Drink green tea. Green tea is packed with antioxidants and catechins, which studies show to increase norepinephrine, a chemical in our brain that bolsters our metabolism.

Eliminate alcohol.  Alcohol depresses the central nervous system, which results in a slower metabolism.

Increase fish consumption. Research shows that eating fish lowers levels of leptin, a hormone that is linked to a sluggish metabolism and weight gain.

Eat breakfast. Our metabolism slows down while we sleep—eating breakfast ends starvation mode and revs up your metabolism again. 

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