Metabolism for the Fit Individual
Metabolism for The Fit Individual
The dictionary defines metabolism as the sum of all biochemical
processes involved in life, or the sustaining of life. In
application concerning our health, metabolism is related to the
intake and use of food. In reference to the case in point it is
our ability to utilize our food to the fullest extent. Right
now, the greatest results in raising our metabolism come from
exercise and building our muscle mass, while reducing our body
fat. Adding more muscle to the body, in turn causes us to burn
more calories, and this helps to elevate our metabolic rate.
Our metabolism functions also depend on how well we have taken
care of our nutritional needs. Some people have really high
rates of metabolism. In other words, when they consume food,
their bodies burn it up almost as fast as then consume it. Then
there are those of use who use our food intake so slowly, as to
not even notice that we're burning calories. These people who
burn quickly are often slim and trim, the people who burn more
slowly are the people with a tendency toward obesity. The body's
metabolism is a unique process for each individual person. No
two people metabolize food at the same rate therefore no two
people have the metabolism. We all use our calories at different
rates, with different results. Our metabolism, like our
fingerprints is unique to each of us. But the need to understand
and accommodate this metabolism is an issue that we all face.
All of this metabolic process is related to our calorie intake,
our vitamin and nutrition needs, our thyroid and endocrine
production, and how well all of these processes come together.
For years, people have sought ways to raise the metabolic rate.
If you can raise someone's metabolic rate, you are then better
able to control the burn of calories, especially for overweight
or obese people. This would make the goal of better or improved
health a much easier reality for those people. Efforts to date
have produced very little results. There are foods that we can
consume that naturally raise our metabolic rate, but not to a
great extent. What we need is a way to directly alter the rate.
We need to be able to raise our metabolism to a point where we
can actually see a benefit. This is where the effort to stay
physically fit and active provides tremendous payoff. Over the
course of your life, if you stay active, exercise, and maintain
optimal health for your muscles, you will see a tremendous
difference in the rate that your body metabolizes food. As
people age, their metabolism quite naturally slows down. The
greatest way to prevent this from happening is through exercise
and staying fit. I believe through careful analysis, exercise,
and attention to each person's unique needs, we could bring
about a more natural balance of the metabolic burn vs. the
calorie intake. To a level where optimal health and weight
control are in equilibrium. Read more articles about health at
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