Everyone knows that including weight training is a great way to increase your metabolism but did you know that if you choose to do your weight training prior to your cardio training that you burn more fat? Make sure that you move directly from weight training to cardio to be most effective!
Lastly, a recent study in the Journal of American Medical Association saw that subjects that ate a low carb/high protein diet burned 300 more calories a day than those on a low fat diet.
Information taken from Health Magazine Jan/Feb2013