When Do You Burn Your Calories

Many people are often caught up in trying to burn a lot of calories during their workouts. You hear advertisements for workouts that burn 600 or 1000 calories per workout, but how many calories you burn during your workout may not really be that important. It is how many calories that you burn during the rest of the day that really matters. So how do we burn more calories throughout the rest of the day.

1) Intense exercise raises your resting metabolic rate for up to 72 hours post workout. Your metabolism will be elevated in order to replenish and repair your exhausted muscles. So your workout can be short and intense and still burn a ton of calories after the workout is over.

2) Carry more lean muscle. One pound of muscle burns approximately 50 calories per day while fat burns around 10 calories per day. So if you add 5 lbs of muscle to your frame you will burn an extra 250 calories per day.

3) Eat small frequent meals. Every time that you eat you require energy for digestion. So the more often you eat the more calories you burn. Therefore you should try to spread your food throughout the day into 5 or 6 smaller meals.

4) Eat more protein. Protein in the most thermogenic of all the macro nutrients. Protein requires the most energy to digest. Each one of your smaller meals throughout the day should contain a quality protein source. By doing this you will burn more calories.

5) Take a high quality fish oil supplement. Fish oil in the correct dosages has been shown to speed up the metabolism by up to 500 calories per day.