Why is Water important in helping boost your metabolism and burn more fat? Here is the shortened version of how and why it works.. Its why I keep things simple.. LIKE DRINK WATER.. JUST TRUST ME Lean muscle in the human body is made up of around 80% water and it needs that water to function properly When you start to become dehydrated your muscle tissue starts to lose water and it makes it harder for that muscle to contract effectively, reducing your strength and endurance. It has been stated that as little as a 1% drop from optimal hydration can reduce your physical ability by up to 5%. Your basal metabolism is the amount of calories your body needs just to stay alive – it’s the energy needed to keep the body functioning, with absolutely no activity factored in. It fluctuates drastically from person to person. The most direct way that water helps increase calorie burn and weight loss lies in the way your body absorbs water. The body must first warm (or cool) fluids that enter the body to 98.6°F (body temperature) before they can be utilized. This process requires energy (calories) to either create heat (if drinking something below body temperature) or remove heat (when drinking something above body temperature). The calories required to do this are not a lot, but over time it can make a big difference. You burn roughly one calorie for every fluid ounce of water you drink, but this only counts if the water is extremely cold. Lets say you drink a liter of ice cold water - that is an extra 32 calories burned without doing any extra physical activity. That does not sound like much but keep this in mind; if you drink only one liter of ice-cold water everyday that is an extra expenditure of 224 calories per week, 896 calories per month and 10,752 per year - that is equal to 3 pounds of fat that you will have lost (or at least not gained) by simply drinking cold water. Though every individual has varying hydration needs, it is likely that you need a lot more than just one liter of water per day, i typically say 1 gallon.. (particularly if you are physically active), so these numbers could easily be more impressive if you just increased your intake. How easy is that! Now keep in mind that this is just the first and most direct effect water has on the body. In actuality, being properly hydrated can have an even more significant effect on calorie burn. For example a woman who is 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighs 110 lbs can have a BMR (basal metabolic rate) of 1300 calories per day whereas a man that is 6 feet tall and weighs 200 lbs can have a BMR of 2015 calories per day (or more, largely depending on the amount of muscle tissue they have). If you use the same 5% drop in calorie burn when you are consistently only 1% below your optimal hydration levels you could see any where from a 65 – 100 calorie drop in your metabolism per day. That is a drop of 455-705 calories per week, 1,820-2,820 per month, 21,840-33,840 calories per year. That is anywhere from 6.24-10.5 lbs of fat per year that you could have lost or at least kept from gaining. When you look at each one of these segments as individual scenarios the figures may not look very impressive but when you tally it all together it becomes clear that hydration can have a significant impact on weight loss efforts. If you take the above yearlong totals of the effects of staying hydrated as well as drinking ice-cold water you get a more substantial result. Over a years time you can lose anywhere from 11.24 – 15.5 lbs from simple, proper hydration. No extra exercise, no real extra effort, no supplements or pills, just drinking plain water.You should look at proper hydration (especially combined with working out) as the world’s most effective, least expensive, and virtually side effect free weight loss supplement. Whether you are trying to lose fat weight or just keep it off, you cannot afford to overlook the benefits of the most under appreciated fluid there is; water. SIMPLY DRINK MORE WATER hitchfit
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:36:43 +0000
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