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BMR is much greater in childhood than in adulthood herbs-vitamin-&-mineral After thyroxine the age of about 20, it drops about 2 per cent, per decade herbs-vitamin-&-mineral 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 herbs-vitamin-&-mineral What is thyroxine the 'average' person's BMR? As a very rough guide, the thyroxine the average person's BMR is about half a calorie per pound of body weight, per hour herbs-vitamin-&-mineral So, if you weigh 140 pounds you will use up approximately 70 calories an hour or 1680 1680 calories per day doing nothing herbs-vitamin-&-mineral thyroxine 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 thyroxine 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 herbs-vitamin-&-mineral Thus a high BMR tends to make dieting and weight loss easier herbs-vitamin-&-mineral (2) Your BMR decreases when you go on a diet which has fewer calories than your thyroxine your normal diet In response to fewer calories, thyroxine the body lowers its BMR because it thinks there is a famine herbs-vitamin-&-mineral It therefore 'slows down' in order to conserve energy herbs-vitamin-&-mineral Hence the 'plateau' 'plateau' effect during dieting herbs-vitamin-&-mineral (3) Your BMR increases in response to increased physical activity Not only do we use up calories doing exercise but thyroxine the increased BMR continues even after we have done done our exercise, often for several hours herbs-vitamin-&-mineral thyroxine 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 herbs-vitamin-&-mineral calories herbs-vitamin-&-mineral Note: thyroxine The exact reason why physical exercise leads to an increased BMR is not known herbs-vitamin-&-mineral The present consensus is that exercise preserves more of our lean body tissue herbs-vitamin-&-mineral Remember, the thyroxine the higher our proportion of lean body tissue the higher our metabolic rate will be herbs-vitamin-&-mineral (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 herbs-vitamin-&-mineral thyroxine The truth is, your metabolic rate falls if you start dieting and start to shed excess pounds herbs-vitamin-&-mineral You may be able to reduce the thyroxine 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 herbs-vitamin-&-mineral (5) Obesity is not caused by by a slow BMR Except in thyroxine the rare cases of serious metabolic illness it is not possible to blame your metabolism for obesity herbs-vitamin-&-mineral Your metabolism certainly has an effect on how much you |