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How Can A Diabetic Boost Metabolism? Part 2
The second factor that influences metabolism is exercise. What is really interesting is that researchers have found that if “Man A” weighs 150 pounds (68 kg) and does 3 sets of 10 reps of 100 pounds (45 kg) on the bench press and “Man B” weighs 225 pounds (102 kg) and does the same workout as “Man A”, it’s “Man B” who actually has a higher metabolism.
This is true because “Man B” probably doesn’t have 75 pounds (34 kg) extra of fat; those 75 pounds also include quite a bit of muscle mass. And it’s muscle mass that increases your metabolic rate and thus your metabolism.
So what does this info mean to you? It means that a bodybuilding program will fulfill several of your personal goals. It will firm you up in all the right places. It will make you feel better and increase your self-confidence. It will energize you. It will increase your muscle mass and thereby increase your metabolism. It will provide a little extra structure in your life. It will build your bone density. And give you a new set of like-minded friends. The truth is that you can’t go wrong when you start a bodybuilding program.
Women can benefit greatly from exercising with weights. There have been women who started bodybuilding in their 50′s and then won body building contests! It’s simply a matter of discipline! And did they ever look great!
The third factor in boosting your metabolism is all about what you eat and drink. Here we always go back to the basics … are you getting enough protein, some fat and some carbs? Have you cut the carbohydrate content down to a level where it has significantly impacted your blood sugar levels positively?
Are you eating enough fruits and vegetables? Have you eliminated the hydrogenated fats from your diet? Have you put back into your diet foods like butter, avocado, olive oil, and stopped worrying about saturated fats although you still trim off visible fats from the meats you buy?
Doing all these things will certainly help remarkably. When you eat a diet with too high of a fat content, then there is really only one thing that can happen: you will gain weight. Eat a diet too low in protein and the weight will start to accumulate slowly but surely.
Eat a diet too high in carbohydrates and you can expect heavy weight gain.
