Although uncommon, potential complications include: 1  Temporary difficulty urinating and incomplete bladder emptying (urinary retention) 2  Development of overactive bladder, which could include urge incontinence. 3  Urinary tract infection. 4  Difficult or painful intercourse.
Resting metabolic rate is the biggest component of your metabolism but not the only one. Thermic effect of exercise makes up about 30% of the calories you burn every day. This 30% includes structured exercise, daily workouts and all the other movements you do throughout the day.
Exercise is the only effective and safe way of increasing your metabolism. If we are going to influence metabolism, muscle activity is the only way we can do it and exercise is the most effective way. Drugs that increase muscle metabolism would help, but the adverse effects prohibit their use.