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5 Neat and easy ways to burn calories all day, every day!

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You know that friend, the one who is always tapping her leg, getting up to straighten the bookshelf, the one who generally just can’t sit still? She’s likely burning an extra 200 to 300 calories a day on top of any workouts she does or the amount of calories she burns just being alive. This process is neatly called NEAT, which stands for “NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis” (say that 5 times fast!), and it’s essential for successful weight loss. Basically, it’s the extra stuff you do, physically, all day long that adds up. Make a point to add more “neat” into your day and you can zap another 500 calories! Here are a few ideas:


Do crunches in bed: You could burn about 20 calories in under 5 minutes just by drawing your knees to your chest 25 to 50 times, plus it strengthens your abs and gets your blood pumping.

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Dance around while getting dressed: Turn up the radio or listen to upbeat music on your iPod (if you can) while doing all your morning rituals—an hour of hip shakin’ can burn about 55 calories.

Tired of the belly fat? Dance it off!

Stand up! Don’t sit when you can be on your feet—you’ll burn about 40% more calories. So just take a stand—when you’re on the phone, watching kids at the playground, making small talk at a party.


Laugh: Watch something that’s consistently funny (like 30 Rock) and you could burn about 40 calories if you guffaw for 10 to 15 minutes straight.

2 Minutes to a happier, healthier you!


Walk, pace, jog down the hall: In other words, MOVE! Doing little bits of activity all day—taking the stairs to use the restroom on another floor at work, doing an extra lap around the grocery store—can help you burn an additional 375 calories a day!



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  • syed's Avatar
    Posted by syed Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:07pm PDT

    wow thx for telling me to move alot while doing chores, you sure are good at this

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  • bibo's Avatar
    Posted by bibo Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:08pm PDT

    who is posting these amazingly dumb ideas? just eat less and excercise......it is really just that easy!

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  • Justin K's Avatar
    Posted by Justin K Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:10pm PDT

    why are health always ever only for women and never for men. do they think we don't exist?

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  • Skepsikyma's Avatar
    Posted by Skepsikyma Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:11pm PDT

    Hmm, maybe this is why I can never gain weight. I'm always fidgeting or tapping my foot.

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  • bibo's Avatar
    Posted by bibo Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:11pm PDT

    that is why strippers have such amazing bodies....they dance and laugh a lot

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  • Katheryn's Avatar
    Posted by Katheryn Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:17pm PDT

    im really happy to hear that these activities can burn calories. im ALWAYS moving and kudos to those who are working to lose weight!

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  • Jeff's Avatar
    Posted by Jeff Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:18pm PDT

    Terrible tips, and absolutely will not help you lose weight in any way. May make you feel better from an activity standpoint, but zero real health benefits. Elevated heart rate for an extended period of time combined with a low calorie diet is THE only way to lose weight. It's a proven fact.

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  • Jeff's Avatar
    Posted by Jeff Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:20pm PDT

    Oh and strippers have good bodies, (subjective at best, i personaly can't stand them), because they're on amphetamine drugs and 99% of them smoke.

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  • bibo's Avatar
    Posted by bibo Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:26pm PDT

    well sounds like steely got the answers to your weight problem......start smoking and procure some meth at your local drug dealer and you lose the pounds in NO TIME!

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  • W's Avatar
    Posted by W Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:37pm PDT

    What a useless piece of trash this aricle is. Using terms like "NonExercise Activity Thermogenesis” to sound credible for this complete waste of a minute to read, makes it no easier to swallow or credible. I wonder how much writers get paid to produce such garbage.

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