Here are a few tricks that you can employ to boost your energy levels so that you can train more intensely and boost your metabolism, without adding additional calories to your diet.
GET THE ENERGY YOU NEED TO BLAST YOUR GYM SESSIONS
Our daily energy needs are predominantly met by the calories contained in the food we eat. But when you’re trying to lose weight, extra energy in this form can be counterproductive to our efforts in the gym.
There are, however, other sources of energy that can actually help you boost the burn to shed more kilos and achieve a toned look.
Use stimulants
Stimulants such as caffeine, green tea extract, bitter orange, guarana, yerba mate, or ginseng are natural compounds that have the ability to boost your energy, improve your body composition and enhance your physical performance. They deliver a mental boost as well. Stimulants can be highly beneficial for anyone who is trying to transform their body. Not only do they boost energy levels by stimulating the central nervous system,
BUT THEY ALSO ENHANCE YOUR METABOLISM, OFTEN THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THERMOGENESIS – AN INCREASE IN BODY TEMPERATURE.
This ensures you burn more calories throughout the day, even between workouts.
These ingredients and the various products that contain them, such as fat burners, also make your body more efficient at tapping into its most abundant energy source when you train – stored body fat.
This story is from the July - August 2018 edition of Fitness Magazine.
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