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In this episode, we talk about metabolism and why yours isn’t broken. Before we start, we define what metabolism is (1:30). And once you have a better understanding, from a scientific perspective, we dive into detail of what your metabolic rate is made of up (1:58). First, we have your basal metabolic rate, which is the energy you need to stay alive. For example, the energy you’re going to expend just laying down. Second, we have your non-resting energy expenditure (3:30), which is the energy you expend when you’re not at rest. There are two parts to this: your physical activity/movement and your non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT). Within the fitness community, there’s an interesting conversation around this topic (4:33) and that includes those NEAT liars (7:34). Third, we have the thermic effect of food (8:42) and that’s the energy required to digest the food that you’re eating.

 

Now that we’ve talked about what your metabolic rate includes, let’s look at a few variances (9:03). The biggest one here is going to be tied to NEAT (10:04). If you want to hear more, be sure to continue listening. As we wrap up this episode, we answer two questions. The first is whether or not your metabolism really is broken (15:42). Because there’s a discrepancy between people underreporting what they’re eating while over reporting their energy expenditure, they think their metabolism is broken. And the second, does your metabolism slow down as you age (25:50)?

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