People often want to look their best for their summer holidays, which is why hiring an online personal trainer and eating in a calorie deficit is the answer.
Why You May Want To Eat Carbs After Working Out
Caffeine before a workout
Why can some people eat whatever they want but not gain weight?
We all have that one friend who can eat whatever they want and never gain weight, whereas for others, it's a minute on the lips and a lifetime on the hips.
What's going on here? Is it that these people a have rapid off-the-charts metabolism? Is it that our's is super slow? Let's find out what's going on.
Low carb vs low fat diets
This is a great question! We know that fat loss ultimately comes down to the calories and ensuring they are low enough to induce weight loss. We also know that we need to consume an adequate amount of protein to maintain muscle mass when cutting, recover from sessions and optimise muscle protein synthesis.
Does your metabolism slow down with age?
Does our metabolic rate really slow down as we hit 30, 40 or even 50 years old? Let's ask science – let's check out a 2021 study on 'Daily energy expenditure through the human life course' containing 6,421 subjects. When reviewing the data, it's pretty evident that from age 20 to 60, our metabolic rate and total energy expenditure stays super steady.