NEAT Diet Shows Results in Study

Posted by Marly on May 22nd, 2009 at 02:34pm

Do you need to lose weight but can’t seem to kick those extra pounds? Even if you exercise regularly, you might still be preventing yourself from cutting those surplus calories. A study from the Mayo Clinic reveals that normal daily activity can actually burn more calories than exercise for most people.

This daily activity is called called NEAT, or Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. It is an alternative way to expend calories through ordinary tasks like walking to open a door or manually changing the channel on your TV. Sounds easy enough, right?

Modern technologies may be preventing us from staying active for one thing. We have lawnmowers, snowblowers and everything in between so we don’t have to lift a finger. Not to mention the sedentary jobs most Americans have. Studies have found that the obesity rate is actually higher for people with sedentary jobs! It looks like exercise isn’t everything. Chew on that…

Do you participate in this NEAT Diet or do you know anyone who does? Is it something you would consider doing? I’m pretty intrigued myself, and I’m even thinking about taking the stairs to work next time.

For more information about the NEAT Diet, click here.

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