24/04/2023
NEAT. Or, non-exercise activity thermogenesis (burning). It’s basically movement throughout the day that burns energy, but is not exercise. It’s really important and under-utilised and underrated. Why the pile of wood? Well I had to move all this wood because it’s all getting split today into smaller pieces that will be small enough to burn in our wood heater. They will need to be stacked later today to dry out for next winter. It took me an hour to move it all, I was sweaty and pretty cooked by the end. Was it a workout? Sort of. It wasn’t planned as a workout, so I’ll still do my Monday workout as planned, but it certainly would have burned a few calories. Always be looking for opportunities to move that isn’t exercise. It can be transport related (walking, etc) or housework, yard work (this job). But if you’re doing plenty of NEAT in your weekly and daily routines, you’ll burn more calories and drop weight without exercising more. Give it a go. Tell me, what NEAT do you currently do. What ideas do you have more implementing more of it in your day?
