Escape Your Desk Sentence!
Dr. James Levine, one of the country’s top specialists in
obesity, says America suffers from “sitting disease.” We spend
nearly ten to fifteen hours of our day sitting–in cars, at our
desks, and in front of the television. The age of electronics and
the Internet has robbed us of the chance to burn up to 1,500 to
2,000 calories per day, leaving Americans less active and much
heavier than we were thirty years ago. We are facing a human
energy crisis.
What you need, according to this doctor’s orders, is to get
moving, or nonexercise activity thermogenesis NEAT. NEAT is as
simple as standing, turning, and bending. Research proves that
daily NEAT activity burns more calories than a half hour running on
the treadmill. Just by the very act of standing and moving, you can
boost your metabolism, lower your blood pressure, and increase your
mental clarity. It’s about using your body as it was meant to be
used. Move a Little, Lose a Lot gives you literal step-by-step
instructions for small changes that equal radical results:
· Give at the office–burn 2,100 calories a week just by changing
your daily work routine.
· Hey, Einstein–just like the scientist who thought up his most
famous theory while riding his bike, you can increase production of
new brain neurons in as little as three hours.
· Tired of being tired–reduce fatigue by 65 percent with
low-intensity NEAT workouts.
· Don’t forget–an Italian study showed active men and women were
30 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.
From the Hardcover edition.
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