How to Rev Up a Sluggish Metabolism

Dieting and weight loss is hard. Often we blame poor results on a slow metabolism. Here are some things you can do to boost your metabolism to peak performance.

Instructions

1. Eat breakfast. One of the easiest ways to jumpstart your metabolism is to eat breakfast. Skipping breakfast will only cause your body to store more fat throughout the day.

2. Eat small meals. Consuming 4 to 6 small meals during the day instead of one or two large meals has been shown to boost your metabolism.

3. Drink ice cold beverages. Research shows that being cold can increase your metabolism and drinking cold beverages burns more calories.

4. Stay hydrated. If you are dehydrated, you may be burning less calories than optimal.

5. Try green tea. One study found that individuals who consume green tea several times daily burn more calories.

6. Spice things up. Hot and spicy foods can turn up your metabolism temporarily.

7. Eat more protein. Your body uses more energy to process proteins compared to carbohydrates or fat.

8. Lift weights. Muscle burns more calories than fat.

9. Move more. The average person burns around 30% of calories through daily activity. If your are sedentary, that number is only 15%.

10. Don't diet. As you lose weight, your metabolic rate drops, meaning you need to eat fewer calories. This drop can be prevented by maintaining muscle as you lose fat by aerobic exercise and strength training/