What Is NEAT? (We're not talking about BUJO's)
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tmoneyag99
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Hi For those of you unfamiliar with NEAT as we find more and more scientific info about it it will be posted here.
Let's start with this Explanation from the linked Abstract on a study regarding Neat.
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12468415
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise. It ranges from the energy expended walking to work, typing, performing yard work, undertaking agricultural tasks and fidgeting. Even trivial physical activities increase metabolic rate substantially and it is the cumulative impact of a multitude of exothermic actions that culminate in an individual's daily NEAT. It is, therefore, not surprising that NEAT explains a vast majority of an individual's non-resting energy needs. Epidemiological studies highlight the importance of culture in promoting and quashing NEAT. Agricultural and manual workers have high NEAT, whereas wealth and industrialization appear to decrease NEAT. Physiological studies demonstrate, intriguingly, that NEAT is modulated with changes in energy balance; NEAT increases with overfeeding and decreases with underfeeding. Thus, NEAT could be a critical component in how we maintain our body weight and/or develop obesity or lose weight. The mechanism that regulates NEAT is unknown. However, hypothalamic factors have been identified that specifically and directly increase NEAT in animals. By understanding how NEAT is regulated we may come to appreciate that spontaneous physical activity is not spontaneous at all but carefully programmed.
The idea here is that it takes energy to move. The more you move the more you burn. So sitting at your desk all day may burn 200 calories where as if you get up and take 100 steps every hour you might double or triple that burn. It has a multiplier effect as well because unless you are in excellent shape your heart rate doesn't slow the minute you stop the activity.
Let's start with this Explanation from the linked Abstract on a study regarding Neat.
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12468415
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expended for everything we do that is not sleeping, eating or sports-like exercise. It ranges from the energy expended walking to work, typing, performing yard work, undertaking agricultural tasks and fidgeting. Even trivial physical activities increase metabolic rate substantially and it is the cumulative impact of a multitude of exothermic actions that culminate in an individual's daily NEAT. It is, therefore, not surprising that NEAT explains a vast majority of an individual's non-resting energy needs. Epidemiological studies highlight the importance of culture in promoting and quashing NEAT. Agricultural and manual workers have high NEAT, whereas wealth and industrialization appear to decrease NEAT. Physiological studies demonstrate, intriguingly, that NEAT is modulated with changes in energy balance; NEAT increases with overfeeding and decreases with underfeeding. Thus, NEAT could be a critical component in how we maintain our body weight and/or develop obesity or lose weight. The mechanism that regulates NEAT is unknown. However, hypothalamic factors have been identified that specifically and directly increase NEAT in animals. By understanding how NEAT is regulated we may come to appreciate that spontaneous physical activity is not spontaneous at all but carefully programmed.
The idea here is that it takes energy to move. The more you move the more you burn. So sitting at your desk all day may burn 200 calories where as if you get up and take 100 steps every hour you might double or triple that burn. It has a multiplier effect as well because unless you are in excellent shape your heart rate doesn't slow the minute you stop the activity.
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