When it comes to losing weight, we’re all aware that healthy eating and exercising regularly play a role in optimal weight loss. However, certain factors like genetics and metabolic rates are harder to predict and understand.
While we can’t pinpoint your metabolic rate, we can provide a list of general habits that have been proven to slow your metabolism down.
Stressing out
When you’re stressed, your body produces a chemical called cortisol. While a slight increase could be beneficial to spur you on when you’re trying to meet deadlines, overly elevated amounts of cortisol could potentially slow down your metabolism.
This is because cortisol reduces protein uptake which, in the long run, could lead to the reduction of lean muscle mass. High cortisol levels also encourage your body to store fat in your belly…
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Shape Singapore (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2019