Jump Start the Day

When you increase your body’s metabolic rate it stays at a higher level for the rest of the day.  An early morning aerobic exercise session will help you to burn up more calories during the rest of the day than if you exercise later in the day.   After you jump start your metabolism you get a continuous calorie burning benefit during the rest of the day for free even when you are sitting or moving casually.  The initial boosting exercise session should be a minimum of 13 to 15 minutes with your heartbeat raised and sustained to a higher level.  You can tell the boosted level is right when you start breathing more heavily and perhaps perspire.

Your metabolism remains at a higher level all day long, causing you to burn more calories during all of your other activities.

Running, jogging or walking briskly are great ways to start-up the day because they are good aerobic forms of exercise.  One pound hand weights will help also.  Alternate raising your arm first out to your front, then at 45 degrees, then to the side.  I find it better to raise both weights to the side at the same time, as it keeps me on balance during my walk.

Other aerobic activities are also suitable like running the vacuum, cleaning, gardening, doing laundry, raking leaves, shoveling snow or washing the car.  When your metabolic rate goes up, it stays at a higher level for the rest of the day no matter what else you do.  This higher rate in turn burns more calories all day long.

Exercising during the lunch hour is another good time as it gives your body a long portion of the day to automatically burn a higher number of calories.  Evening exercise, while it’s still good doesn’t take advantage of calorie use that comes from jump starting your metabolic rate earlier in the day.