Metabolism1. Understanding Metabolism — Our metabolism affects how much we can eat and ultimately, the size of our waste lines. Metabolism is a word that gets thrown carelessly in health and fitness circles. Fortunately, metabolism is a large word that stands for a very simple concept.

2. Metabolism – Metabolism is, “the sum of all the chemical and physical changes that take place within the body and enable its continued growth and functioning. Metabolism involves the breakdown of complex organic constituents of the body with the liberation of energy, which is required for other processes and the building up of complex substances, which form the material of the tissues and organs” according to bodybuilder.com

3. Burning Fat — People often talk about burning fat as the goal of the exercise program. While losing body fat is a good health goal, increasing metabolism will not cause fat to burn directly. . If the body does not need the amount of calories consumed, the body produces fat which it stores in cells designed for that purpose.

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