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The Book of Lost Energy

Upping the Metabolism

The body’s ability to process and convert food into energy is called metabolism.

Metabolism stays fairly the same throughout adult life contrary to common belief.

The illusion that it is slowing down is attributed to the fact that your muscle mass
decreases while the body fat increases as you get older.

The more muscles you have, the more effective it is for the body to burn fats faster.

However, if you are 60 years old or beyond, building a huge volume of muscle mass
can be very challenging. Thus, below are the things that you can do to up your

metabolism so that you can maintain a healthy weight. After all, maintaining a

healthy weight is crucial for your age because problems like obesity can have huge

repercussions for your overall health.

Find Your Metabolic Rate

An important yet often overlooked step is to find your metabolic rate. I know it

must have been a while since you have calculated your metabolic rate but

remember that it does change every time you blow another set of candles on your

birthday cake. So, if it has been a while since you have calculated your metabolic
rate, you can use an online calculator to estimate how many calories your body

burns based on your age, body size, and activity level.

So, if you are a 5’4” 64-year-old woman weighing 175 pounds, living a sedentary

lifestyle, then your body can burn 1,800 calories in a day. By calculating your
metabolic rate, you will know how much you need to consume or burn so that you

don’t store fat.

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