Set of life sustaining chemical reactions occur in us and this is termed as ‘Metabolism’. It is important to note that by means of metabolism food or fuel is converted to energy to run cellular process, conversion of food or fuel to building blocks of proteins, lipids etc and removal of nitrogenous waste occurs.
The above mentioned are enzyme catalysed reactions and they allow the organisms to grow, reproduce, maintain their structures etc. Sometimes metabolism refers to all the chemical reactions like digestion, transport of substances into and between the cells etc. Metabolism is of 2 types namely anabolism and catabolism. The former refers to building up of compounds like proteins etc whereas catabolism refers to breaking down of compounds like glucose into pyruvate etc. One important point to mention is the factors like age, gender, lifestyle and genetics etc could determine and influence metabolism in us.
These ways could boost our metabolism in us
By consuming more cold water:
This is one easy way by which metabolism in us could be boosted. It is said that people who drink water instead of sugary drinks are successful in losing weights and keeping it off. Our intake of calories gets reduced by drinking more water when compared to drinking sugary drinks that have more calories in them.
By doing high intensity work out:
Not many people know that high intensity interval training or HIIT that involves quick and intense bursts of activity. The metabolic rate gets increased and more fat gets burnt and this even after the workout is over.
By standing up:
Too much of sitting is not good for us and standing up is very essential. .This is also one important way to boost the metabolism in us. By sitting for long time we could burn only few calories and it could lead to weight gain. More calories could be lost by standing up.
Intake of green tea:
Green tea consumption could provide us many health benefits is known. Metabolism gets boosted by 4 to 5 % when we consume green tea. The fat stored in us could be converted to free fatty acids and this might increase the burning of fats by 10 to 17 percent.
Intake of spicy foods:
Another fantastic way to boost our metabolism in us is by consuming spicy foods like pepper. The pepper has capsaicin and this could increase our metabolism. Finally healthy weight could be maintained in us.