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BMR is much greater in childhood than in adulthood carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets After low-carbohydrates the age of about 20, it drops about 2 per cent, per decade carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets People whose bodies contain a higher proportion of muscle muscle to fat, tend to have a higher BMR than those with lower muscular proportions - all other things being equal carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets What is low-carbohydrates the 'average' person's BMR? As a very rough guide, the low-carbohydrates the average person's BMR is about half a calorie per pound of body weight, per hour carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets So, if you weigh 140 pounds you will use up approximately 70 calories an hour or 1680 1680 calories per day doing nothing carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets low-carbohydrates The 5 things you need to know about BMR (1) The higher your BMR, the easier it is to lose weight All other things being equal, the low-carbohydrates the more energy your body needs in order to tick over, the more food you can eat without gaining weight - or conversely, the less reduction in food you need to make in order order to lose weight carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets Thus a high BMR tends to make dieting and weight loss easier carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets (2) Your BMR decreases when you go on a diet which has fewer calories than your low-carbohydrates your normal diet In response to fewer calories, low-carbohydrates the body lowers its BMR because it thinks there is a famine carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets It therefore 'slows down' in order to conserve energy carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets Hence the 'plateau' 'plateau' effect during dieting carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets (3) Your BMR increases in response to increased physical activity Not only do we use up calories doing exercise but low-carbohydrates the increased BMR continues even after we have done done our exercise, often for several hours carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets low-carbohydrates The amount of increase varies from person to person but even a modest increase should counteract the body's tendency to decrease BMR when we cut calories carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets calories carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets Note: low-carbohydrates The exact reason why physical exercise leads to an increased BMR is not known carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets The present consensus is that exercise preserves more of our lean body tissue carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets Remember, the low-carbohydrates the higher our proportion of lean body tissue the higher our metabolic rate will be carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets (4) Exercise is the ONLY effective way to increase your BMR Many diets claim to increase metabolic rate rate through special fat-burning exercises or fat-burning foods carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets low-carbohydrates The truth is, your metabolic rate falls if you start dieting and start to shed excess pounds carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets You may be able to reduce the low-carbohydrates the extent of the fall by increased exercise but there is no evidence whatsoever that your metabolic rate will be higher than it was before you dieted carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets (5) Obesity is not caused by by a slow BMR Except in low-carbohydrates the rare cases of serious metabolic illness it is not possible to blame your metabolism for obesity carbohydrates-low-carbohydrates-diets Your metabolism certainly has an effect on how much you |