'http://instagram.com/bdccarpenter http://facebook.com/bencarpenterpersonaltraining http://twitter.com/bdccarpenter  What is non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) and why is it so important?  Non-exercise activity thermogenesis is an extremely important, under-discussed and underappreciated concept, both from a weight management and health perspective.   Non-exercise activity thermogenesis is just a fancy term for all movement outside of formal exercise. If running, cycling, swimming, weightlifting etc are classified as sources of exercise activity thermogenesis, non-exercise activity thermogenesis is all other movement. Walking, fidgeting, maintaining posture, carrying, cooking, cleaning, etc. All of these things bundled together make non-exercise activity thermogenesis the largest contributor to total daily energy expenditure that you are in control of on a day-to-day basis.  Let\'s discuss: - Why it is so important from a total energy expenditure (calorie burn) perspective, and how it relates to the how much energy we use on a daily basis from the other form of physical activity, exercise - Why non-exercise activity thermogenesis is trending downwards over time and why this is considered to be a significant contributor to rising obesity rates - Why non-exercise activity thermogenesis is extremely multifaceted and impacted by a wide number of variables, including leisure time, occupation, local neighbourhood, socioeconomic status and even climate.  References: - Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) and Adiposity - Role of Nonexercise Activity Thermogenesis in Resistance to Fat Gain in Humans - Active Transportation to School Trends Among U.S. Schoolchildren, 1969 –2001 - Trends in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors of United States Youth - Television watching, energy intake, and obesity in US children: results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 - Changes in American children’s time – 1997 to 2003 - The Role of Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis in Human Obesity - Nonexercise Activity Thermogenesis In Obesity Management - Nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT): environment and biology - NEAT – non-exercise activity thermogenesis – egocentric & geocentric environmental factors vs. biological regulation' 

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