What\’s the internal flame? It\’s called metabolism!

They say that your metabolism pretty much grinds to a halt – that is, burns next to no calories – when you sit for a long time. I can believe that.

At work I usually get up about every 20 minutes; but at home I’m all too often sitting for prolonged periods, especially while working on blogs! I get to feeling rather dazed; and when I do get up, I feel tired and sluggish.

Cycling can build muscle; and muscle supposedly uses more calories than fat tissue, even at rest. Cycling can also help with weight loss, and build muscle at the same time.

Any exercise, in fact, helps to build muscle. They say that vigorous exercise keeps your metabolism hiked up for a long time after you end your bike ride, your run, or whatever.

And when you do have to sit for a long time — FIDGET! Forget what your mother always said about \”Don\’t fidget!\” Squirm around on the chair. Jiggle your heels. Shift your legs around. It helps to keep the internal flame of metabolism from going out.