What are lower resting metabolic rates?

A lower resting metabolic rate means your body burns fewer calories when you're just sitting still or sleeping.

Imagine your body is like a little engine that never stops running, even when you’re taking a nap or watching cartoons. This engine uses up energy, and the amount of energy it uses is your resting metabolic rate. Now, if someone has a lower resting metabolic rate, it’s like their engine isn’t as strong or doesn’t need as much fuel to keep going.

Think about it like this: if you have a slower engine, you might feel less hungry sometimes, because your body is using up fewer calories. But that also means it can be harder to lose weight or stay fit, since you’re burning fewer calories even when you're not moving around.

So, having a lower resting metabolic rate is like having a smaller fire in the fireplace, it still keeps you warm, but it doesn’t need as much wood (or energy) to stay going.