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Ways to Raise Your MetabolismTo raise your metabolism you need to begin an exercise program that includes daily aerobic exercise and weekly weight lifting. One of two things happens to the calories you eat; they are burned for energy, or they are stored as fat. If you eat the same number of calories as your best friend, but you are fat and she is thin, the difference is probably that her metabolism is working more efficiently than yours. There are three ways to increase your metabolism; daily aerobic exercise to increase your oxygen intake, weekly weight lifting to build more muscles to burn calories, and a high protein diet to provide building blocks for muscles and to normalize the body's insulin response. Aerobic exercise should be practiced daily. You get an immediate spike in BMR (basal metabolic rate), and a continued elevated metabolic rate after the exercise session (the afterburn). The more you exercise the less you have to worry about restricting calories. Building more muscle gives you a higher BMR that works even when you are at rest because it takes more energy to maintain muscle mass than to maintain fat. It is a permanent way to increase your metabolism as long as you maintain your muscle mass with protein and strength building exercise.
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