HACK YOUR METABOLISM

IT’S NO GREAT SECRET that metabolic rate – the rate at which you burn nutrients and therefore calories – plays a role in weight loss. Just think of how many times you’ve heard someone blame a few extra pounds on their sluggish metabolism, or seen a slim person eat everything and gain nothing – “She’s got a fast metabolism” we say. But while you can get a rough estimate of your resting metabolic rate by calculating your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which is the rate at which your body burns calories to stay alive, you can’t accurately measure your metabolism