4 Ways To Speed Up Your Weight-Loss That Don't Include Exercise

So you have just booked your next vacation and that beach body is at the top of the priority list. You have increased your gym visits and have cut all bad food habits cold turkey, but you know you could be doing more. Correct. 

When it comes to weight loss, ensuring you boost your metabolism is key. Here we share four effective ways to speed up the process that don't involve breaking more sweat (ok perhaps one does...) 

1. Stop dieting: Not to be confused with going back to dessert dates and cheat nights, no. Maintaining a healthy and well-balanced diet as opposed to crash dieting will ensure your metabolism remains intact. Studies show that low carbohydrate and low-calorie diets send our bodies into survival mode, severely slowing down our metabolism and leading to muscle loss as opposed to burning fat. 

2. Spice it up: Chilli food contains capsaicin, a chemical compound which boosts our heart rate and metabolism. Furthermore, capsaicin raises our body temperature, ensuring we burn more calories throughout the day.