Mayo Clinic Study On Metabolism And Weight

A few years ago, Mayo Clinic researchers under the leadership of Dr. James Levine, coined a  term – NEAT, which stands for non-exercise activity thermogenesis. In non medical terms, this means the amount of moving around people do aside from exercising on purpose. It turns out it is an important factor in who is thin and who is not. On average, lean people move around 150 minutes more per day that obese people, therefore burning about 350 calories LESS per day. You might think you have low metabolism, but really your NEAT is low, and may be neurological.

The researchers hope we can start a NEAT revolution, to halt obesity.  “This is entirely doable, because the kind of activity we are talking about does not require special or large spaces, unusual training regimens or gear. Unlike running a marathon, NEAT is within the reach of everyone,” Dr. Levine says. Here is the link to the full article: http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2005-rst/2630.html
So, as I mentioned in another post, get out of your chair and WIGGLE AND SHAKE your body. You CAN do it!