Kimberly Mullek, owner of Thrive Health & Wellness Coaching, is offering a Free Virtual Metabolism Repair Workshop to help people learn how metabolism works and whether it might be causing weight gain or a plateau in weight loss.

Metabolism is a complex process involving the physical and chemical processes in the body by which its material substance is created, maintained and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. The body’s metabolism is constantly working to provide energy for functions like breathing and digestion, but how well the metabolism works can be affected by age, gender, muscle mass and physical activity.

Metabolism can transform food into fuel, heat or substance (muscle, fat, blood or bone). A healthy metabolism allows a body to have the right amount of energy available, an adequate amount of stored energy and a strong and stable structure.

“Many myths surround metabolism function. People think ‘If I could just eat less then I would lose weight. Losing weight is simply calories in minus calories out. Desserts make you fat.’,” says Mullek, who is a Personal Trainer, Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Fast Metabolism Coach. “I started the diet rollercoaster at age 13. I would lose 20 pounds with exercise and calorie reduction and then slowly gain 25 pounds back all through high school, college and my early 30s. Later, I would lose 30 pounds and gain 35 pounds back. I could never find balance or a healthy lifestyle. Dieting was doing harm to me by slowing down my metabolism.”

After Mullek learned to repair her own metabolism, she decided to help others. “Now, I can share how to repair metabolism and change a slow metabolism into a fast metabolism. Along the way, you lose stubborn weight and regain health, get more energy, better digestion, improved sleep, lower stress levels, balance hormones, lower cholesterol and stabilize blood sugar,” she says.