We all agree that regular exercise and good nutrition are the best ways to lose weight and stay healthy. But do we exercise every day? Not. Do we sleep daily? Yup. So what could be better than losing weight while we’re sleeping?
O awesome.club presents 9 genius ways to actively lose weight in the most effective way, while you are sleeping peacefully.
But always look for a specialist before starting any diet or treatment.
9. Have a protein shake before bed
Drink one serving with approximately 30 grams of protein before going to bed. Research has shown that this measure helps increase the amount of calories your body burns while resting. Protein also helps with muscle repair, and the more muscle mass you have, the more calories you will burn when your body is at rest.
8. Eat little for dinner
Avoid eating large amounts of food at night and don’t eat anything before bed. During deep sleep, our brain emits a growth hormone. If you eat late at night, growth hormone stores food as fat instead of using it for fuel.
7. Avoid alcohol
Drinking alcohol close to bedtime will cause your body to metabolize this substance during sleep, preventing it from reaching the REM state, which is when the body burns the most calories. A glass of wine with dinner is fine, but remember to stop drinking alcohol 3 hours before going to bed.
6. Set a time to go to bed
We all recognize that an optimal amount of sleep is critical to our health and yet busy schedules, movies, cell phones and all these things make it difficult to sleep. Committing to a healthy number of hours of sleep per night (from 7 to 8 hours) helps the body burn fat. A study of AmericanJournal of ClinicalNutrition found that well-rested people burned 20% more calories after eating than those who had less and poorer quality sleep.
5. Avoid exercising before going to bed
Exercise – especially aerobic exercise – wakes up our bodies, making it difficult to get a good night’s sleep. Schedule your exercises in the morning. This will help wake up your body and keep it full of energy throughout the day, but if for some reason you can’t exercise in the morning, do it at least 4 hours before bed.
4. Turn off all electronic devices in the room
Research carried out at Harvard University (USA) found that the short-wave blue light emitted by tablets and smartphones inhibits the production of the sleep hormone, melatonin. Another study by researchers in Singapore found that long hours of television caused higher levels of triglycerides (associated with diabetes) and lower levels of adiponectin (a protein that regulates glucose levels and the breakdown of fatty acids) in the body.
3. Lower the temperature
Sleeping in a subtly cool place increases the effectiveness of our brown adipose tissue (BAT) storage, which helps to burn stored belly fat that keeps us warm. A study published in the medical journal Diabetesshowed that people who slept in rooms with a temperature of around 18°C burned 75 more calories than those who slept in warmer rooms.
2. Sleep in total darkness
Sleeping in complete darkness helps your body produce the hormone melatonin, which not only induces good sleep but also helps produce brown fat, which is full of calorie-burning mitochondria, according to a study published in Journal of Pineal Research.
1. Sleep without clothes
Although it may seem strange, sleeping without clothes has many benefits. By keeping your body cool, the fat burning process speeds up. By keeping your body cool while you sleep, there is an increase in good fat, which helps you burn calories.
Although the tips mentioned above will help you lose weight, it is still recommended to get a daily dose of exercise. Tell us in the comments below which factors make you miss going to the gym every day.
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