N.E.A.T. ideas

cmyk

I've just put up an article on NEAT, but wanted to finish it with some genuinely decent tips on increasing daily movement and thought it might make for an interesting thread...anyone want to post up a few unique (worksafe) ideas here?

Hanley

Set an alarm at 45 minute intervals on your phone, get up for 1-2 minutes of walking each time it goes. More activity and will help prevent your hip flexors getting TOO messed up.

EDIT: good read btw and touches of some of the energy balance equation stuff I have in an upcoming post

Dathai

I used to get horrible lower back pain from sitting all day. Started sitting partially cross-legged (one foot resting on the other knee) for about 20 minutes each leg ever so often. Seems to have resolved it.

EDIT: Not sure if this is along the lines of what you're after, but it's certainly something ALOT of desk jockeys I know suffer from.

Paudee

I've started lunging around the place in work.

Also lounge quite a bit.

cmyk

Hanley wrote: »

Set an alarm at 45 minute intervals on your phone, get up for 1-2 minutes of walking each time it goes.

Yep that's what that jawbone device does, along with recording movement...good idea though.

Zamboni

Develop a twitch.
I remember seeing a documentary on some lean people which showed their twitching behaviour burned a very surprising amount of calories.
Too long ago now to remember the details, I think it was Horizon so it must be true...

Hanley

Zamboni wrote: »

Develop a twitch.
I remember seeing a documentary on some lean people which showed their twitching behaviour burned a very surprising amount of calories.
Too long ago now to remember the details, I think it was Horizon so it must be true...

That's basically the idea behind NEAT. Naturally lean people tend to be fidgeters.

And it does a lot to explain the concept of hardgainers etc etc and how no matter what they eat they can't gain weight, becuase their body adjusts to create excess kcal expenditure to maintain homeostasis.

cmyk

Zamboni wrote: »

Develop a twitch.
I remember seeing a documentary on some lean people which showed their twitching behaviour burned a very surprising amount of calories.
Too long ago now to remember the details, I think it was Horizon so it must be true...

...and even chewing gum apparently too.

Red Cortina

Nice article:)

Where I work the office is set up so that you have to walk to the printer. This is supposed to be a break from looking at your computer screen..

the groutch

if you're bringing your own lunch with you, leave one element out (eg. the drink) to make yourself have to leave the office to go out to the shops for it.

Mauricmo

Good article. Reminded me of something I saw that showed the stats between the difference in energy expenditure of people years ago and today, stuff like how clothes used to be washed by hand as apposed by machines.

Sangre

Hanley wrote: »

Zamboni wrote: »

Develop a twitch.
I remember seeing a documentary on some lean people which showed their twitching behaviour burned a very surprising amount of calories.
Too long ago now to remember the details, I think it was Horizon so it must be true...

That's basically the idea behind NEAT. Naturally lean people tend to be fidgeters.

And it does a lot to explain the concept of hardgainers etc etc and how no matter what they eat they can't gain weight, becuase their body adjusts to create excess kcal expenditure to maintain homeostasis.

Saw that programme referred to above I think.

So do fidgeters fidget more the more they eat?

cmyk

Sangre wrote: »

So do fidgeters fidget more the more they eat?

I don't think the documentary actually stated that but it definitely makes a sound theory for me. I know I find myself generally fidgeting and more restless when I increase calories.

ray jay

Sangre wrote: »

Saw that programme referred to above I think.

So do fidgeters fidget more the more they eat?

I saw a study where they fed people 1000 calories over maintenance for 10 weeks (I think). One participant only gained something tiny like 300g of fat. Of course, plenty of others put on more substantial amounts of weight.

Hanley

ray jay wrote: »

I saw a study where they fed people 1000 calories over maintenance for 10 weeks (I think). One participant only gained something tiny like 300g of fat. Of course, plenty of others put on more substantial amounts of weight.

Pretty sure I've seen that too, probably from Lyle's Energy Balance Equation article.

cc87

Hanley

cc87 wrote: »

Where did I see that a few days ago??

..it's getting robbed for my site anyway.

cc87

Hanley wrote: »

Where did I see that a few days ago??

..it's getting robbed for my site anyway.

Someone threw it up on twitter today thats where i found it anyway.......its from the metro in barcelona i think

cmyk

Nice...it should really be the other way around.