RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

To see faster results from exercise, burning a lot of calories during exercise is important, but most important is burning calories at a faster rate the rest of the day = metabolism. Here's three simple things we can do every day to speed up our metabolism naturally.

1) EXERCISE. Especially strength training. It keeps our metabolism fast for 24-36hrs. Cardio only 2hrs. Also, the larger the group (i.e. the back & lower body) the more calories it will continue to burn all day long. So, strength train from head to toe, and don't neglect those two areas.

2) AFTER EXERCISE. Always consume a whey isolate protein after exercise. This help to create more lean muscle tissue. The more we have, the more calories we'll burn all day long. For example, 1lb of muscle burns 50cal at rest, so 10lbs would burn an additional 500cal/day on top of what we burn during exercise. Perfect ISOPURE Zero Carb (http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/nb/perfectisopure.html) is the best whey isolate because it's only 110cal, 0 fat/carbs/sugars/lactose/artificial sweeteners, and high in protein with 26g. The ONLY ingredient is the protein. All you do is mix ONE scoop with 8-10oz of cold water, after you do weights or cardio.

3) EAT. Eat a SMALL meal/snack every 2.5-3hrs. This trains our metabolism to burn immediately what we consume because our body knows it's going to get another meal/snack in 2.5/3hrs. Think of it as throwing another log on the fire to keep it burning. Also, NEVER skip breakfast. During sleep we go 5-8hrs without any nutrients, so to jump start our metabolism, eat breakfast.