Why Muscle Is the Secret to a Faster Metabolism
Well Beyond 40
JJ Virgin
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Instagram teen accounts with automatic protections on who can contact teenagers and the content they can see. |
| 0:06.0 | Instagram teen accounts have contact limits on by default, so teenagers get messages from people they know, not strangers, |
| 0:14.0 | and default content settings. |
| 0:17.0 | Plus, teenagers under 16 can't change these default settings without parental approval. |
| 0:23.0 | So parents can help teenagers connect safely. |
| 0:26.5 | Learn more at Instagram.com slash teen accounts. |
| 0:30.9 | Head to the coast in Abercrombie's latest summer drop. |
| 0:34.7 | It's dress season. |
| 0:35.8 | For minis to maxis, there's a dress for every summer plan. |
| 0:39.6 | And Abercrombie's new linen blend matching sets are so light and breathable. Perfect for brunch |
| 0:45.7 | or rooftop happy hours. Dress like you're on holiday. Shop Abercrombie in the app, online, and in stores. |
| 0:57.4 | If I could rub a magic lamp and a genie pops out and she grants me three wishes, |
| 1:03.7 | here's what I'd wish for. To build muscle easier and faster because it is just that important. |
| 1:13.7 | To have balanced hormones for the rest of my life and for my metabolism to stay revving so the fat burning process is effortless. Okay wouldn't we all love that? |
| 1:22.3 | Now this is an ongoing question I get from women who are really trying to better than menopause symptoms and their lifestyle. |
| 1:28.9 | How can I boost my metabolism so I can burn fat more easily? Because I'm eating clean. I'm walking. |
| 1:34.9 | I'm doing some cardio. But news flash, you're looking at the wrong thing. It's not your metabolism we |
| 1:40.8 | need to focus on in this case. It's your muscle. Stay tuned because it's important |
| 1:45.1 | for you to know that building and protecting muscle is the single most important thing you can do |
| 1:50.2 | for your metabolism after 40. And what actually happens when that muscle declines and how little |
| 1:55.9 | you really need to do to change the trajectory of your whole rest of your life, seriously. |
| 2:06.1 | Hey, I'm JJ Virgin. PhD dropout, sorry mom, turned four-time New York Times best-selling author. |
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