Increase RMR for more productive weight loss
Posted on: 19/Nov/2016 5:18:38 PM
According to a recent study conducted by three American institutions, the National Institutes of Health, Maryland, the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Towson University, Maryland, which followed 14 participants of a weight-loss competition, found that after six years, every contestant except one had regained the weight they had lost. The researchers, who measured the long-term changes in the participants� resting metabolic rate, RMR, concluded that long-term weight loss requires vigilant combat against persistent metabolic adaptations that act to proportionally counter ongoing efforts to reduce body weight.
According to experts, RMR is the amount of calories you burn while your body is at rest. Our body burns calories even when it is not in motion, and these are the calories burnt while the body is performing various functions and staying alive. A high RMR helps your body maintain its weight and shed the extra kilos. The other benefits of maintaining optimal RMR include preventing the onset of metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, lipid disorders and PCOD. A person�s memory, intellect, judgment and mood are all impacted by metabolism and enhanced with optimal RMR.
Here are a few ways you can increase your RMR:
Eat breakfast
Consume multiple small meals
Watch what you are eating, limit your calorie intake
Increase intake of protein
Drink plenty of water
Do aerobic exercises such as a brisk walk, jogging, running, swimming, Zumba or dancing.
Lower stress levels
