Metabolism:

1
Metabolism
2
Facts about Metabolism

• Metabolism- The way your body burns up all of
  the calories from the food that you eat
• Metabolic Rate- Speed at which your body burns
  up calories
• Basal Metabolic Rate- The amount of calories you
  would burn if you never got out of bed
• What Effects Your Metabolism?
• Sex, height, weight, genetics, age, lifestyle,
  and body composition

3
Facts about Metabolism

• Thyroxin- is a hormone made by the thyroid glands
  in your neck which which in turn control body
  metabolism
• What would someone look like if their thyroid
  gland was not producing enough thyroxin?
• What would someone look like if their thyroid
  gland was producing to much thyroxin?

4
Ways to increase metabolism

• Eat smaller meals more often
• Spicy foods boost metabolism
• Drink lots of water
• Increase muscle tone
• 60 min. of activity everyday
• Dont avoid carbohydrates

5
Metabolism with age

• Your metabolism will slow down as you age.
• Slows approximately 5 every 10 years