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Why BMR is important
TAKING ACTION:
✅I challenge you to move your body more throughout the day today. Remember, it helps improve your BMR, and essentially, how many calories your body can burn at rest.
We’re eating more this month with a goal of improving our metabolism and building muscle, but today, I want to chat about why you need to focus on improving your BMR (or basal metabolic rate). In short, your BMR is the energy you expend while your body is at rest. It’s the energy your body requires to simply function, without factoring in exercise, etc.
The reason your BMR is so important is that most of the calories you burn (or energy you expend) aren’t burned during your 30-60 minute workout each day. Most of your calories are burned throughout the rest of the day. In fact, 60-75% of your daily energy expenditure is dependent upon your BMR.
If you’ve been a chronic dieter your entire life and you believe your metabolism has suffered, your BMR has also suffered. We know this is true for the short-term, but the scary part is that it could be true long-term—even years after you’re no longer dieting.
Our BMR begins naturally declining as early as our thirties, and our lean body mass directly affects BMR, so strength training is a priority if you haven’t already done so. Also, stop extreme dieting. If you want to lose fat without wrecking your metabolism, you need to focus on eating at the higher end of your deficit range (which is exactly what we’re doing this month!). This means you want to eat as much as possible and still see results. This route may take longer, but it’s absolutely worth it in the long run. Lastly, move your body throughout the day. Remember, most of your calorie burn happens outside of your workout.
Protecting your metabolism is critical if you want to continue progressing. Again, following this month’s macro cycle is a great strategy if you want to continue seeing results while improving your metabolism and BMR! 💯
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