RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

To see results quickly you need to boost your metabolism (how fast you burn calories). How you can burn calories faster naturally:

1) Exercise: Doing cardio keeps your metabolism high for 2hrs, and weight training keeps it high 24-36hrs.

2) After Exercise: Consuming a WHEY ISOLATE protein (Ex: ISOPURE Zero Carb) after exercise will help to build lean muscle tissue. The more lean muscle you have the more calories you will burn each day. To give you an idea, 1lb of muscle burns 50cal/day, so if you add 10lbs of LEAN muscle (not bulky mass), your muscles will burn an extra 500cal/day on top of what you burn during exercise!

3) Nutrition: Going hours & hours without eating or eating only 1-2/day slows down your metabolism, and your body holds onto your fat (stored energy) for a future energy reserve. Eating a SMALL meal (~350cal max)/snack (~150cal max) every 2.5-3hrs, makes your body burn the cal you consume like an inferno, because it knows it's getting another meal/snack right away.