Mastering Metabolism To Lose Belly Fat and Healthy Weight Loss ~ Part 2

Aside from age, there are a couple of other factors that weigh into how fast a metabolism works for healthy weight loss and to lose belly fat. But first, let us get familiar with a few of the terms that apply directly to understanding the metabolism.
•    Resting Metabolism- this is a term used to describe the number of calories that a person burns in an average day without physical activity
•    Metabolic Rate –  this is the rate at which a person burns through calories

•    Basal metabolic rate- similar to “resting metabolism,” this term refers to the number of calories burned without excess physical activity.  This is the number of calories that a person would need to intake if at rest all day.

•    Kcals- short for kilocalorie, this is the actual measurement of energy consumed by a body.  Though recorded as just “calories” on nutrition labels, each reported calorie is actually one kcal.
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is an important term to understand when making an effort to lose weight.  A good personal trainer will be able to provide you an accurate estimate of your BMR, but for a general understanding, assume that the body can burn ten calories per pound of weight each day.  Given this, a person that weighs one hundred fifty pounds would have a BMR of 1,500 kcals (this is not accurate, but given only as a very broad estimate). 
That means that the person, without need of physical activity, could burn fifteen hundred calories per day.  Though, it is not healthy to go without physical activity, even when counting calories, to lose belly fat or for healthy weight loss.