As you age, your metabolism slows down. Older people also tend to have less muscle mass than younger people, which also reduces metabolic rate. This is why we encourage patients over age 40 to add light weight-bearing exercise to their fitness routines.
Whether you’re young in age or young-at-heart, there are some simple actions you can take to keep your metabolism motor humming, so you are blasting away calories at the highest rate possible. Even if you’re already achieved your goal weight since weight loss surgery, you still need to keep that furnace burning in order to burn calories. I’ve outlined the tools below that will give you the biggest metabolism boost: Read more…