body fat percentage

body fat percentage The body fat percentage of a person or animal is the total weight of fat divided by total weight; body fat includes essential body fat and storage body fat. Knowing your body fat percentage is very crucial because it helps you know the general state of your health. The percentage is usually that of both the vital and stored fat with respect to their total weight. Having a lower or higher value than what medical professionals recommend poses a health risk.  The body processes fats when someone is hungry and has not taken anything. This explains why people who fast or go on restrictive diets lose weight...

ways to boost metabolism

ways to boost metabolism the easy ways to boost your metabolism  metabolic rate is the number of calories your body uses to execute its basic functions and it's also referred to as metabolism. This rate depends on several elements:  Age - calories burn slower with age due to the loss of muscle tissue and gain of fat tissue  Sex - man have more muscles and less fat than women - that's the way the nature has created us; and thus they (men) burn more calories on the average  Body size - larger bodies require larger energy expenditure so they burn more calories. In addition to metabolism, physical activity and food digestion/processing...