A NEAT way to increase your metabolism.

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  • shanicombs
    shanicombs Posts: 2
    I'm not what they would call technicaly "disabled", But I have fibromyalgia and often can't do heavy exercise. Here are some of the things I do. Everytime I go to the bathroom I do 5-10 squats (when you go as often as I do, it adds up:laugh: I stand or sit and twist from side to side and swing my arms for 10-20 reps. This is kind of fun and it also helps work the kinks out. Turn your head from side to side and then tilt your head (ear to shoulder) 10-20 times. Sit in a chair and do leg lifts, even if it's just 4 or 5 at a time. I "swim" on land. Do the back stroke and crawl about 10 strokes on each side. I don't do this all at once, but take little mini breaks through out the day.

    Hope this helps

    Shannon
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    I had to google *kitten*.

    So glad I'm not the only one!
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    In all seriousness, I move around when I’m home a lot. It’s hard during the day when you are glued to a desk with someone watching your every move to make sure you don’t leave your desk for more than a minute to use the restroom. Exercise balls? Not sure what kind of places you all work in but in a very conservative insurance office those are a big no no.

    I used to work for an insurance company and several employees had them instead of chairs. It looked kinda funny but it worked for them! Now I wish I had one...may get one for my office!
  • jazzalea
    jazzalea Posts: 412 Member
    I am absolutely convinced this is true...... I used to go to the gym work out for three hours a day then come home exhausted and feeling crappy because I was so fat and out of shape...... I QUIT going to the gym and started adding little exercises to my every day routine..... every time I had to go to the bathroom.... I held onto the counter and did 2-3 squats..... just enough to feel it.... not enough to be sore and achy... at the end of the day that's a LOT of squats..... and after the first week.... I was adding more.... then adding different things......THAT"S when the weight started falling off....... NEAT is the neatest thing that ever happened to me.... my metabolism is racing now........and I have more energy than I ever thought possible :) I figure if calories go on one at a time..... they get burned off just the same

    Sounds crazy I know.... but it works:flowerforyou:
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
    I don't know if it's true. I do all these everyday and I walk everywhere I go 4miles minimum, but I don't think my metabolism is faster than any others. I am still struggling with weight.
  • katrinamclamb
    katrinamclamb Posts: 17 Member
    one dilema tho! (ohhh and here comes the negative bird with too much time on her hands!!) I am disabled, I can't walk far, nor stand for long either... any ideas for the waist upwards???


    You don't have to walk to work out your lower body if mobility is an issue. When you are sitting at your desk (like reading this...) swing your legs back and forth. Hold one leg up in the air and slightly bounce it like you have something on the end of it. For like 1 minute and then switch legs. Hope it helps...
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    Another great post, SS. All of those things add up and increase your metabolism. The phrase "A body in motion tends to stay in motion" is so true. When I was fat, I would take as many naps as I could during the day. I was "lightly active" when I was cleaning or cooking or taking my boys out in their stroller, but I was not in constant motion because I would sit down (or lie down!) every chance I could get. Now I am almost always standing, rocking back and forth, or walking somewhere...and my body has responded by giving me more energy and shedding 60 pounds. Nice bonus. :)

    Edited to add: I do an actual workout almost every day in addition to this, but I definitely credit NEAT with the increase in energy.
  • DenyseMarieL
    DenyseMarieL Posts: 673 Member
    Inspired by this I'm going to walk to a toilet a long way from my desk and *kitten* right now. Double the NEAT burn.


    I agree that all those daily movements do add up. (and I had to quote that because I nearly peed I laughed so hard.......)
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    *kitten* (for me :blushing: ) and *kitten* in one post - love it.

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    And because it needed to be done:

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  • mandipandi75
    mandipandi75 Posts: 6,035 Member
    Summary... move your *kitten* *kitten*...
  • highlandpony2002
    highlandpony2002 Posts: 5
    do you need to do more than your usual exercise for this to work for the past 20 years I have walked about two miles poo picking the ponies field and filling water etc this is a normal activity along with walking the dog everyday I would surely need to walk the dog further and do some other exercise to increase my calorie usage or is it not true that your body gets used to the usual and stops being as effective. I eat under 1300 cals a day and need to lose at least another 10 kgs preferably more. I am chair bound the rest of the day as I am in constant pain due to needing a knee replacement following a broken leg injury.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    *kitten* (for me :blushing: ) and *kitten* in one post - love it.

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    wiggle.gif

    And because it needed to be done:

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    Awesome!!
  • LisaMarie_13
    LisaMarie_13 Posts: 15
    or whether or not you should load your breakfast with cinnamon and hotsauce
    You should load your breakfast with hotsauce though. Not for weight loss, just on principal.

    As long as that hot sauce is Sriracha!

    MMMM, Sriracha!! :)
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    Completely agree, great post Side :)
    NEAT allows me to maintain on 3000 calories. Why deprive yourself when using the stairs instead the elevator allows you to pig out LIKE A BOSS ?

    BAH! 3000?!? That's my cut...



    With cardio anyways :wink:
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
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    It had to be quoted. It's addorable :happy:
  • MrGonzo05
    MrGonzo05 Posts: 1,120 Member
    I love football, and I love working out. So I'm gonna run on the treadmill while MNF is on. Win, win!
  • lmelangley
    lmelangley Posts: 1,039 Member
    You are SO right! And, what I found is, the more weight I lost, the more I felt like moving around. It's all good and possible, even for those who can't make it to the gym, like me!
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    My new guy is going to make me so skinny!
    He's going to make you *kitten*, or...?
  • needamulligan
    needamulligan Posts: 558 Member
    bump
  • natesangel
    natesangel Posts: 210 Member
    my mom is in the same boat (ms and a wheelchair) so lately i suggested things like punches, when a commercial comes on, or you just take a rest, punch it out! side crunches, she is working on touching the bottom of the wheel on each side then does a bicep curl before coming back up. her physio approved both of these for her. there's lots of little things that you can do sitting that are NEAT especially when you can make a game of it!
  • NCchar130
    NCchar130 Posts: 955 Member
    I work on the 5th floor of my office building. Those stairs kick my butt at least 3 times a day :bigsmile:
  • Josherrific
    Josherrific Posts: 14
    one dilema tho! (ohhh and here comes the negative bird with too much time on her hands!!) I am disabled, I can't walk far, nor stand for long either... any ideas for the waist upwards???

    Maybe you can clap to some music, or roll your hips in a chair?
    Move your neck back and forth, throw your hands in the air?
    Reach high for an apple, but don't climb up that tree,
    You may have your limits, but keep moving, it's free.
  • MissBernie73
    MissBernie73 Posts: 115 Member
    Great post. thanks :)
  • AlexandraLynch
    AlexandraLynch Posts: 161
    one dilema tho! (ohhh and here comes the negative bird with too much time on her hands!!) I am disabled, I can't walk far, nor stand for long either... any ideas for the waist upwards???

    Someone said keep your hands busy and I totally agree! I knit while I watch TV to keep myself busy. My hands are constantly moving and I have to hold my arms up straight, and though it's not much it's also not nothing. It also helps to curb snack attacks from being bored (idle hands are the devil's play thing!). Any kind of crafting could be good to stay busy and somewhat active- check Pinterest and see what strikes your fancy!

    Spin with a hand spindle. It uses a lot of arm muscles, and when you're done you have a strand of wool yarn you can ply with another and use to knit or crochet something. Plus it's very meditative and soothing.
  • zan1966
    zan1966 Posts: 1
    Hi!

    My recommendation to you would be to have light weights about 2 lbs. Do arm lifts and bicep and tricep curls during commercials while watching tv. Alternate the excercies with each commercial.. Remember when your arms are higher then your heart... you burn more calories..

    I hope this helps, infact this isnt just for people that are disabled! I do this too during commercials and end up doing a good resistence workout in an hour long show!

    Take care
  • kali31337
    kali31337 Posts: 1,048 Member
    Bump!
  • Jennical
    Jennical Posts: 219 Member
    one dilema tho! (ohhh and here comes the negative bird with too much time on her hands!!) I am disabled, I can't walk far, nor stand for long either... any ideas for the waist upwards???

    Punches perhaps??
  • jmcrmc
    jmcrmc Posts: 4 Member
    love it, great advice!
  • sgv0918
    sgv0918 Posts: 851 Member
    Too much common sense in this post!

    Lol, yes :)
  • kattiek
    kattiek Posts: 83
    So simple and yet effective advice. I find this to be common sense, but I guess some just don't think about it. Humans were meant to move! :happy:

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