Many believe that with age comes a slower metabolism. Well, yes your metabolism does slow as you get older, but not for the reasons most believe. “The metabolism doesn’t slow down just because you get older, but instead because you stop moving as much,” says Noelle Lusardi, www.hipfitwear.com owner and
certified personal fitness trainer.
Your metabolism works off two main things: genetics and lean muscle mass. The main reason metabolism slows with age is based upon your lean body mass. When you’re younger you move more, and as people get older they move less. Therefore the lean body mass of an individual will decrease unless they continue exercising or begin to exercise more. Also, if you have very little lean muscle mass then you will not burn as many calories in a day as someone who has lots of muscle mass.
“To ensure your metabolism doesn’t slow as you begin to age then exercise and move to stay in shape, keeping that lean muscle mass in check,” says Lusardi.
