Need another reason to love your body? It burns calories all by itself - as long as you don't get in the way. See, every cell in your body plays a role in energy metabolism - the process of turning the food you eat into energy that keeps your heart beating, lungs pumping, and muscles moving. The faster your metabolism, the more calories you burn. And just like there are ways to speed it up - by working out, for instance - certain habits can hit the brakes on your natural calorie-churning engine.
My two favorite are - dehydration and skimping on sleep!
All of your body's cellular processes, including metabolism, depend on water. If you're dehydrated, you could burn up to 2 percent fewer calories!
A 2012 study found that people who sleep less move less the next day, which means they burn fewer calories. But it gets worse: Sleep deprivation actually reduces the amount of energy your body uses at rest!
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