on 6/13/2008
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Making the resolution to raise your metabolism is a great idea. This lifestyle change can help keep weight off for the rest of your life.
As a fitness professional, I find that the greatest mistake people make is to crash diet or lose weight without exercising. This can be disastrous to one’s metabolism.
Taking extreme measures to lose weight leads to self-deprivation and ultimate failure. Self starvation puts the body into survival mode. This leads to a lowered metabolism. The body will react by storing fat and burning off muscle and bone. This is the reason why careless dieting can lead to obesity. Once the metabolism is lowered from starvation, it becomes more and more difficult to burn fat. In my experience, I have found that people with a history of yo-yo dieting burn less calories while at rest than the average person. In order to lose weight, they need to eat less and less. Now their body doesn’t have the nutrition it needs to go about life in a healthy... read more
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healthy living, metabolism, health, disease
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