| There are things that you hear mentioned
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| | riding needs energy, and revs up the
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| from time to time. They seem to be
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| | metabolic rate, that is, the speed with
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| common words or phrases, you tie them to
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| | which the energy is formed...and used up.
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| a particular subject, and you even think
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| | This burns calories, and those calories
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| you understand what they mean.
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| | that are burned in the process cannot
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| Sometimes, however, you don't really know
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| | hang around to become fat, which
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| what that word means and how it REALLY
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| | just...well, you know, hangs
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| relates to the subject you have come to
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| | around.UNDERSTANDING AND USING YOUR
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| associate it with."Metabolism" is one of
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| | METABOLISM AS PART OF YOUR WEIGHT LOSS
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| these words. In the checkout line at the
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| | PROGRAMHaving learned about resting and
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| supermarket, magazines have headlines
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| | rusting metabolism, it might seem that
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| like "This Food Can Boost Your
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| | one quick answer is to simply eat less.
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| Metabolism". Your doctor says, "Your
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| | To tell the truth, for small, short term
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| metabolism has slowed down over the last
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| | weight loss, just knocking a few calories
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| few years". You even hear there's a new
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| | out of the diet might be sufficient.
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| weight loss craze called
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| | However, those lost pounds will
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| "Ultrametabolism".From these, and a few
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| | eventually find their way home, and
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| hundred other situations, you have
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| | possibly bring some friends with them,
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| figured out that metabolism has something
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| | and dieting has additional pitfalls that
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| to do with weight loss, and maybe weight
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| | can't be covered here. One pitfall you
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| gain, but do you really know what the
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| | DO need to know about is that if your
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| relationship is, how one affects the
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| | diet takes your calorie intake below a
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| other, and what you can do about it?
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| | certain point for a while, your body will
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| Those are three questions we will try to
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| | adjust its metabolic rate to a new,
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| answer, briefly, but with enough
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| | permanent, lower level, and will not only
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| information for you to use what you have
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| | maintain your weight on fewer calories,
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| learned to improve your weight loss
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| | but may actually begin increasing your
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| program.WHAT IS METABOLISM?Metabolism as
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| | weight again. If you go off that
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| word or process can be defined in two
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| | calorie-restricted diet, your body will
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| simple statements. First, it is the
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| | keep on chugging along on fewer calories
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| chemical process within your body for the
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| | and your weight will go back up, possibly
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| maintenance of life, yielding energy and
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| | even higher than it was before. Since
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| forming substances necessary to life,
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| | your metabolism is now at a lower rate,
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| such as blood, bone, muscle, fat, and so
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| | it will be even harder to lose weight the
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| on. Second, it is the processing of
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| | next time.TIP: Although a diet might not
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| specific substances, such as fat
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| | be the answer, if you are a typical human
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| metabolism, iodine metabolism, and many
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| | of the 21st century, you are probably
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| others. While both of these relate to
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| | consuming some things you could do
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| what we are talking about, the first
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| | without or in quantities in excess of
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| statement is the important one for you at
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| | what you need. Sugar, for example. Or
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| the moment. YOUR METABOLISM is how YOUR
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| | let's look at that ice cream box. The
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| BODY goes about extracting energy from
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| | last one I saw said there were 16
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| food, building and repairing tissue and
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| | servings in there. A few years ago, one
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| organs, and how efficiently it does this.
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| | of those boxes lasted through four
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| That last part about efficiency is a key
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| | servings for me. Take a look around,
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| point in weight loss and weight gain.HOW
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| | there ARE some changes you can
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| IS METABOLISM RELATED TO WEIGHT
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| | make.Increased activity (okay, I'll say
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| LOSS...AND WEIGHT GAIN?At various times
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| | the bad word..."exercise") can take care
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| in your life, your metabolism worked in
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| | of the rusting metabolism rate. I walked
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| different ways. Many of you can remember
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| | 45 minutes on my walker yesterday and
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| the days when you could eat anything you
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| | burned over 250 calories. Although many
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| wanted and never gain a pound...a large
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| | factors such as nutritional supplements
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| pizza, three sodas with sugar, and some
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| | can have small effects on resting
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| cinnamon sticks, and absolutely no
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| | metabolism, the two major factors are age
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| change!In the younger years of your life,
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| | and activity. You and I probably agree
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| your metabolism is in the high gears,
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| | that we cannot do a d***** thing about
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| probably the highest gears it will ever
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| | age. What we do have control over is
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| be in. For most of you in these years,
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| | activity. Increasing your exercise or
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| weight gain and weight loss are not
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| | activity level has two basic effects in
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| really issues. Some people, however, do
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| | terms of metabolism. Exercise burns
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| have slower metabolic rates, and may have
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| | calories and raises the resting metabolic
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| genetic tendencies or clinical conditions
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| | rate.EXERCISE BURNS CALORIESWhen you use
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| which cause them to have more of a weight
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| | your remote control to change channels on
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| gain than others of their age group. No
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| | the TV, you barely change your resting
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| matter which group you find yourself in,
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| | rate. If you stand up and walk across
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| changing your metabolic rate, revving up
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| | the room to change the channel and walk
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| your metabolism, will increase the speed
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| | back to your chair, you have just....oh
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| and efficiency with which your body turns
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| | my God!...exercised. Not only that, you
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| food into energy and body "parts and
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| | have burned a few more calories simply by
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| pieces".Unfortunately, as you have long
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| | getting up off your...Sorry, I
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| suspected, as you aged, your metabolism
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| | meant...out of the chair. Go for a walk,
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| slowed down. Part of this is just
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| | swim, garden, ride a bike, take the dog
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| something the body does with age, part of
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| | for a walk. If exercising in public
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| it, while somewhat related to age, is the
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| | embarrasses you, blame it on the dog!
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| effect of changes which take place in
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| | "Yeah, the vet said he needed to get out
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| your way of life as you age.
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| | more. HE'S putting on a few pounds." Go
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| Fortunately, both are somewhat
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| | ahead, try it. Nobody will think you're
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| reversible, essentially through the same
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| | walking yourself...right? Whatever it
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| process. More on this in the last
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| | is, do it every day or at least several
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| section. The part where your body just
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| | times a week, and you will burn off some
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| slows down has to do with "resting
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| | of those extra calories and pounds of
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| metabolism", and the other part...well,
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| | fat.EXERCISE RAISES YOUR RESTING
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| let's just call that "rusting
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| | METABOLIC RATEThere are some exercise
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| metabolism".RESTING METABOLISMWhen you
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| | activities, usually of an aerobic nature,
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| are doing something that doesn't seem to
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| | that, when done over time. tend to shift
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| demand energy, your body still needs to
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| | the body to a higher metabolic rate. If
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| do some housekeeping activities. Your
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| | you go out for a long walk today, you
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| diaphragm expands and contracts and your
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| | will burn some extra calories while
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| heart pumps blood for example. Tissues
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| | walking. Take that long walk every day
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| are repaired and waste products are
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| | for several weeks, and your resting
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| carried off. While you're sitting there
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| | metabolic rate will actually go up, and
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| in a semi-vegetative state watching
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| | you will burn more calories when you are
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| reruns, your body is hard at work.As you
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| | in front of the TV. Not only that, your
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| age, this resting metabolic rate
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| | metabolic rate will remain increased for
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| decreases. At least one estimate puts
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| | a while after you finish your exercise
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| the decrease at approximately 10% between
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| | activity, so instead of simply burning
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| childhood and retirement, and another 10%
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| | excess calories during the exercise, you
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| after that. Odds are that you still like
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| | will continue to burn excess calories
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| the pizza, and soda, and cinnamon sticks,
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| | over a short period following it.Other
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| but your body doesn't change as much into
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| | exercise activities, such as resistance
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| energy as it used to. Your internal
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| | activities, build lean muscle mass.
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| maintenance doesn't get done as
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| | Muscle tissue burns more calories than
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| efficiently as it used to either, so
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| | other types of tissue, such as fat
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| there tends to be some more "stuff" left
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| | tissue, so building lean muscle mass not
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| over after the meal that disappeared into
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| | only burns calories during the exercise,
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| thin air when you were a teenager. This
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| | but the lean muscle mass you add to your
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| decrease happens to just about everybody,
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| | body will continue to burn calories,
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| so if you didn't have a weight problem in
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| | helping to increase your resting
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| high school, you may see fat accumulating
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| | metabolic rate.TIP: Daily activity will
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| on your body as you age. If you DID have
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| | burn excess calories and increase your
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| a weight problem in your younger years,
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| | metabolism. Changing some of your eating
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| it will probably just get worse.RUSTING
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| | habits, such as cutting out unnecessary
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| METABOLISMIn addition to the natural
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| | fats and carbs (yes, some fats are
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| changes that come with age, you have made
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| | necessary) and watching portion sizes,
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| some changes in your lifestyle as you
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| | will cut down excess calories that your
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| aged as well. In my younger years, I
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| | body has to deal with. This double
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| rode a bicycle to and from school, two
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| | barreled approach will give you the most
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| miles each way, five days a week. For
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| | effective permanent weight loss
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| some of that time, I had a paper route
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| | experience.Donovan Baldwin is a Dallas
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| and rode my bicycle over a two mile
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| | area writer. A graduate of the
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| stretch every day, pedaling a bike with a
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| | University Of West Florida (1973) with a
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| heavy load of papers for about a mile to
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| | BA in accounting, he is a member of Mensa
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| get to the route, and throwing papers
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| | and has held several managerial
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| right and left (and, yes, I did get my
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| | positions. After retiring from the U. S.
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| papers on the porch). For fun on the
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| | Army in 1995, he became interested in
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| weekends and during the summer, you
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| | internet marketing and developed various
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| guessed it, I rode my bike all over
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| | online businesses. He has been writing
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| Pensacola, Florida. As an adult, I would
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| | poetry, articles, and essays for over 40
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| walk out to my car, drive to work, walk
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| | years, and now frequently publishes
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| to my desk, walk back to the car and
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| | articles on his own websites and for use
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| drive home.Activity, such as my bicycle
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| | by other webmasters.
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