Hannah Lynn Fitness

Green Tea is also known to boost your metabolism ;) What even is metabolism? I always pictured it as a physical "thing" somewhere near my heart. But that's not it at all! "Metabolism" is not one "thing" at all, it is made up of several different factors. So what makes up your metabolism? I'm so glad you asked ;) Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) Physical Activity (PA) Thermic Affect of Eating (TEE) All of these combined makes up your metabolism, aka your Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE).  Now that you know what makes up your metabolism, what do all these fancy things mean? Well, as complicated as they may sound, it's pretty simple! Your BMR is basically all the calories you would burn if all you did one day was lay in bed- and not move or eat at all. These are just the basic chemical reactions happening in your body to keep you alive each day, and this can make up over 50% of y...

Happy January 8th!! So first of all I want to clarify that there is nothing wrong with planning to "bulk," however I did basically fail at it. Bulking can be a great success, if you do it right; however I did not execute this well. I spent a lot, and I mean hours, of researching how to bulk and reading articles and watching videos, and yet I still messed up. There is one main reason for this: I ATE TOO MUCH. I calculated the following (for my body and goals) on a myriad of different websites using different calculators: TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure- how many calories you burn in a day, including exercise)  BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate - how many calories you burn at rest in a day, as if you were to lay in bed all day) Body Fat Percentage (how much of your weight is made up of fat) How many calories I would need to intake to lose weight (calorie deficit, under your TDEE), gain weight (calorie surplus, over your TDEE), and also maintain weight (right at your TDE...