Turn Up Your Burn

Expert-approved tricks to give your metabolism more oomph

- Jacqueline Andriakos

NO EXTRA BOOT CAMP CLASSES OR freaky supplements necessary—adding more steady blocks of activity to your day is the real trick to keeping your metabolism humming, says Holly Wyatt, MD, who runs the metabolism and obesity clinic at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center. “Our metabolisms were meant to work best, in terms of helping us lose weight or just maintain our health, with more consistent energy moving through our system,” she explains. Scatter a few of these little moves throughout your day to burn more calories morning to night.

BURN 50

These tweaks don’t require much effort.

ALWAYS ADD 5

When you’re about to end your workout, go for five more minutes. Five minutes on the bike or treadmill can melt 50-plus calories.

TAKE THE STAIRS