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Sumo Secrets to Obesity
Sumo wrestlers are geniuses at gaining weight. Here, according to Mary Roach, contributing editor of Health Magazine is how they do it:
- Skip Breakfast – it slows your metabolism
- Exercise on an empty stomach – it slows your metabolism even more
- Take a nap after you eat – your body has to store the food instead of use it
- Eat bigger meals late in the day – your body has to store more food
So if you want to become a genius at weight management, do the opposite:
- Eat a hearty breakfast – the body needs fuel to boost metabolism
- Eat a light dinner – the body won’t have any food to store while you sleep
- Evaluate the short- and long-term effects of any food before you eat it. How will it make you feel over a period of time? Not just in the moment?
- Never “starve” yourself – starvation slows your metabolism
- Put fuel in your belly before exercising to sustain your metabolism
- Exercise to build muscle mass which will increase your metabolism