23/03/2022
As you can see, 70% of the energy (calories) you consume each day are used for your body to function.
There are some ways you can use your metabolism to your advantage to burn more calories:
1. Increase your NEAT by keeping an eye on your daily steps to make sure you are getting enough, 7500 steps should be a minimum for health related benefits and anything over that will increase your energy expenditure. Don’t worry if that sounds like a lot just try to gradually improve from where you are.
2. EAT - Make sure you’re getting in some consistent planned exercise, preferably including some resistance training as this not only gives the body shape & tone (muscle) but also helps you to keep strong and mobile as you age.
3. TEF - Thermic effect of food. The type of food you eat actually burns some calories! with protein at the top of list at 20-30%, followed by carbs at 5-10% and fats at 3% - Another reason to consume more protein and make your meals work for you!
👉🏼 However with these making up a small percent of your metabolism you can see why making nutritional improvements is key
👉🏼 you probably can’t burn enough calories to make an impact if your calories consumed is simply too high for your bodies requirements.
👉🏼 Any calories or energy not used by your body gets stored as fat.
Calories will always be the key denominator in the results you get, and any one of these components of the metabolism alone will probably not be enough if you do not make any changes to your diet.
But… Combined… Improving your nutrition, exercising and increasing your daily activity will create an impact and you will be able to get significant results.
If you have any questions drop me a dm or leave a comment 🙏