Many factors are involved in weight loss. Diet, physical exercise, gender, genetics and also age. In fact, age significantly influences the slowdown of metabolism, which plays a key role when it comes to losing weight.
Metabolism is the process responsible for transforming the calories we eat into energy, necessary for the proper functioning of our body. The basal metabolic rate appeals to energy expenditure and this decreases from the age of 50, more urgently in the case of women due to menopause.
As a result, the body has a harder time using food for energy, with a greater tendency to accumulate fat and gain weight. This does not mean that losing weight and being in shape after 50 is impossible, but it is more complicated. For it to work in your favor, you must include in your life a series of healthy habits with which to speed up your metabolism.
To speed up metabolism, you should not fall into excessively restrictive diets, as you would get the opposite result and could suffer what is known as the rebound effect. What is necessary is to establish a caloric deficit by which you eat fewer calories than you burn.
It is also advisable to increase your protein intake, since these enhance the thermogenic effect by which the body spends more calories to absorb nutrients. Also, since they are very satiating, they will prevent you from eating too much.
Drinks such as green tea and coffee help speed up metabolism, as well as spicy. They will not work miracles, but they are a little push that you will appreciate.
Drinking water is extremely important for our health, but it is also involved in metabolism. You have to drink about two liters of water a day, since dehydration contributes to a stagnant metabolism. Also, if you consume it cold, thermogenesis occurs, a mechanism by which the body expends calories to regulate body temperature.
Sport is most effective for accelerating metabolism, but it is not only useful to carry out cardiovascular activities such as walking or running, but it is essential to practice strength training. With this we gain muscle and increase the consumption of calories at rest.
In addition to a good training routine, increase your physical activity with simple gestures like walking to places or taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
Both stress and lack of sleep generate cortisol, a hormone that increases our feelings of hunger and hinders our ability to feel full. As a consequence, we eat more than necessary and increase the consumption of calories.
Getting little sleep slows down the metabolism and, in addition, while we sleep the body burns calories to regulate body temperature. So you should maintain a good sleep routine. Going to bed early and limiting the use of electronic devices before going to bed will help you wind down before bed.
