Yeah, read it and weep. Rain or shine. My best day so far has been 16,670 steps.

While lounging in some non-descript airport recently, I came upon  a U.S.A. Today (January 22, 2009) which someone had shoved under their seat before hastily heading off for some equally non-descript destination. Having no-shame, I rescued the paper from under the nose of housekeeping only to find a nice little article on the benefits of “non-exercise activity thermogenesis” or NEAT for short.  The upshot of the article was that little changes in your lifestyle can add up to major calories expended.  For example, a normal sedentary day (taking the elevator, drivng versus walking etc.) at the office or school requires you to burn as little as 85 excess calories while taking the stairs, or walking a few blocks to work can combust up to 600 excess calories per day. In other words, a little extra walking can be very benefical. Simply converting your sedentary TV time into active time can assist you into dropping  as much as 50 pounds over the course of a year. Weigh Cool!

Stepping out to enjoy the rain,

Dr.D.

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