5 ways to boost metabolism with aging.
If you are over 40 years old, you probably have a hard time keeping your weight down. Although nowadays, 40 is the new 30 and 60 can sometimes be the new 20, depending on how well you take care of yourself. Think of Cher and ponder the new laws of gravity – apparently they don’t apply to certain people. Even if you aren’t a gazillionire, you can still battle bulge through the later parts of your life. Here’s how:
1. Exercise: Muscle is the fuel that burns your metabolism’s gas tank so to speak. The more lean mass you preserve on your body, the more calories you burn at rest. For the best results, you should do strength training and aerobic exercises 3 times a week.
2. Don’t fast: fasting or starving yourself will only slow down your metabolism. Remember, our bodies are forever thinking about our ancestor’s early days – prehistorically speaking. When we starve, our bodies think we are back on the lonely plains hunting long-horn steer or a Wholly Mammoth. Eating 6 small meals a day, every 2.5 hours, keeps the metabolism elevated making it a lot easier to burn calories.
3. Add some spice to your life: Anything with a kick in its step is a much better alternative than reaching for foods that contain too much sugar, salt or artificial flavoring. Some examples are cayenne pepper, regular pepper, or any of these tasty suggestions.
4. Eat breakfast: Whether young or old, it’s still the most important meal of the day. Breakfast helps improve mood, focus and concentration. Plus it sets you up for healthy eating the entire day.
5. Water: staying hydrated can give you energy as well as cleanse your body of toxins. Drink 8 to 10 glasses (8oz) of water a day to keep your metabolism going strong.
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Bowflex PR3000 Home Gym Fitness Reviews
You always hear how Bowflex machines are overpriced because of all of their expensive marketing. Perhaps, but the added sales volume does offset their fixed engineering costs, and this machine (PR3000) is one very-well engineered machine. It comes in one box, with all the pieces well cushioned in their allocated cubbyholes. 2 of us built it in 3 hours
The finished product looks like it will last forever; certainly nothing cheap about the structural steel, cables, etc. My end cost (with shipping) was $899; I don’t see how Nautilus/Amazon makes money on this.
Pros: On the plus side, the machine provides a wide range of exercises that enable you to work almost all of the muscle groups. It was easy to assemble and comes with fairly clear directions. It also includes a basic workout book, although you will probably want to supplement this with additional information about working out. Properly assembled, the machine seems very solid and as long as you maintain it, it should provide a safe workout.
Cons: While the machine allows you to do a large range of exercises, it does have clear limits. For example, you can only do leg lifts with the leg exercise attachment (although you can do leg exercises using the handles). Also, it suffers the inherent limitations of a rod based machine relative to free weights. For example, the weight on the resistance rods seem rather optimistic (I suspect the weight is based on the resistance offered at maximum bend). To compare the machine with free weights, I did curls with the 50 pound rod and with a 35 pound free weight. The free weight provided far more resistance (in the form of weight). This is because the weight always weighs 35 pounds and the rod’s resistance increases as it is pulled
