You probably already know that your metabolism plays a HUGE role in our bodies because it affects how your body processes fuel, and how fast and how much.

 

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to talk about PRACTICAL, ACTIONABLE STEPS you can take to fire yours up and balance it out.

 

It’s tempting to think of your metabolism as a “thing” – kind of like your body’s speedometer that controls the rate your body burns energy.

 

But your metabolism actually is a complex PROCESS where your body converts the food you eat into energy. It’s a series of chemical reactions that happen inside your cells.

 

Your own metabolic burn depends on many things...

 

Body size, muscle, age, gender and genes all play a role in how your metabolism functions. Muscle cells require more energy to maintain than fat cells, so the more muscle that you have than fat, then you'll tend to have a faster metabolism. As we get older, we tend to gain fat and lose muscle if we are NOT doing anything about it.

 

But the great news is that you have control over a LOT of the other factors- like your activity level, sleep, building muscle as well as maintaining it and even how stressed you feel!

 

Here’s a fast look at 5 major factors that YOU control that play a role in how fast or how slow your metabolism is:

 

FOOD CHOICES – Eating a balanced, whole-foods-based diet with enough PROTEIN and fiber can help boost your metabolism and keep you feeling full.

 

EXERCISE – Nearly all workouts can help you burn some calories, BUT strength training has a HUGE impact on how much muscle you carry and how much you maintain, and how much you burn at rest! Lifting the things will give you some bonus burn after your training sessions are over.

 

STRESS – When you are stressed, it can affect your body’s hormones, which can, in turn, make your body burn fewer calories (and store fat).

 

SLEEP – Not getting enough sleep also affects your hormones. You can end up feeling extra hungry - cravie (cravings) if you will, which makes you want to eat more - this is why I talk about sleep so much!

 

OTHER ACTIVITY – Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) has a HUGE impact on our metabolisms as well! Basically, the more active you are, OUTSIDE your strength training sessions with daily activities, and such, the more calories you burn all day. It all adds up.

 

Here’s the best thing when it comes to those 5 components: when you get them working together, not only does your metabolism rev up, but you also FEEL AMAZING. You’ll feel more energized, feel healthy, STRONG, and fit!

 

Lots more to come in the coming weeks. We’ll dive in deeper with actionable advice and pro tips to help you keep your metabolism THRIVING!

 

Thank you for reading. I hope you have a lovely holiday weekend.

 

In Strength,

Xo

Candace

 

P.S. If you were on the fence about The STRONGER Way Training membership, well, I have great news. This weekend I'm running a Holiday special for the STRONGER Way Training Membership. 

 

You'll get 10% off of the membership rate. If you're interested, check out the membership here!

 

If you like to sign-up for it, email me at candace@candacersmith.com or reply back to this email, and I'll send you a special link to sign up for the sale price!