Bonitas Member Magazine Issue 1. 2020 | Page 18

9 WAYS TO BOOST YOUR METABOLISM With a couple of small changes you can get your body to burn calories more efficiently. Here are 9 ways you can kick your metabolism into action. 1. Eat breakfast! If you don’t eat in the morning, your metabolism slows down and your body goes into hoarding mode, thinking that it might starve or need to go without food for a long time. 2. Leave the lightest meal for last Make your dinner the lightest meal of the day. Experts reckon you shouldn’t eat anything three hours before bedtime. This will assist your body to process the food and burn calories while you’re awake and on the move. Sleeping on a full stomach will slow the digestive process. 3. Don’t starve yourself If your calorie intake is too low for your level of activity, your body will assume that it’s starving and automatically slow down your metabolism. Page 17