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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic use the term NEAT non-exercise activity thermogenesis to refer to extra movement that is not done for fitness purposes.
The Chemistry of Calm M.D. Henry Emmons 2010
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NEAT, or non-exercise activity thermogenesis, is the energy we expend that is not related to sleeping, eating, or purposeful sportslike activities used to burn calories.
The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011
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Participants were assigned either to a non-exercise group or one of three exercise groups, which were prescribed different amounts of physical activity.
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The people in the exercise group fared far better than the non-exercise group when it came to their sleep.
Dr. Michael J. Breus: Exercise: The Key to Better Sleep Dr. Michael J. Breus 2010
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NEAT, or non-exercise activity thermogenesis, is the energy we expend that is not related to sleeping, eating, or purposeful sportslike activities used to burn calories.
The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011
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The people in the exercise group fared far better than the non-exercise group when it came to their sleep.
Dr. Michael J. Breus: Exercise: The Key to Better Sleep Dr. Michael J. Breus 2010
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As you might guess, there is a huge spectrum in the amount of non-exercise movement done by different people.
The Chemistry of Calm M.D. Henry Emmons 2010
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Forty-one percent of the patients in the combo group either decreased their diabetes medications or lowered their average blood sugar as measured by a common blood test, compared with 26 percent for weights only, 29 percent for aerobics only and 22 percent in the non-exercise group.
Aerobics and weight training combined lower blood sugar Carla K. Johnson 2010
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Forty-one percent of the patients in the combo group either decreased their diabetes medications or lowered their average blood sugar as measured by a common blood test, compared with 26 percent for weights only, 29 percent for aerobics only and 22 percent in the non-exercise group.
Aerobics and weight training combined lower blood sugar Carla K. Johnson 2010
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Scott found himself drawn most naturally to the non-exercise form of movement.
The Chemistry of Calm M.D. Henry Emmons 2010
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