1. NEAT

2. NEAT • What is NEAT? • Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis • The energy expended from your daily activities that is not induced from eating or exercise. • Walking • Many of us spend 8-12 hours per day in a chair at a desk • Couple this with 6-8 hours per night sleeping • Some people commute 1-2 hours per day to and from work • Blood sugar and blood fats rise

3. NEAT • If you are idle for long periods, energy utilisation is a lot less • Overweight individuals tend to be seated for 2.5 hrs longer per day than sedentary lean people • How can increasing NEAT assist with weight loss? • By increasing your NEAT you could potentially increase your calorie expenditure by 350 calories per day

4. NEAT • Over the course of one day this amount is small, however multiplied over the period of a week and a year the increase in your metabolic rate will be significant. • Walking after eating? • Lowers blood sugar • Clinical Trials

5. NEAT • How to increase NEAT? • Walk to work if possible • Park further from work and walk • Get off public transport further from work and walk • Take the stairs instead of lift • Walk to fill up your water bottle every hour

6. NEAT • Walk to speak to colleagues instead of calling or emailing • Go for a walk at lunch with friends • Go for a walk after work • Use a pedometer. Either buy one or download a free pedometer phone app. • Aim to increase your amount of steps to around 10,000 per day