Definition
NEAT covers walking, standing, fidgeting, doing chores, climbing stairs — everything you burn that isn't a workout. It can vary by 1,000+ calories per day between sedentary and active people and is the biggest reason TDEE estimates are wrong. Increasing daily steps is the easiest way to widen a deficit without eating less.
Real questions
How many steps a day to lose fat?
8,000–12,000 steps per day adds 300–500 calories of expenditure for most people — often the difference between a stall and steady fat loss.
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Put it to work
Coach Foster builds your program around neat (non exercise activity thermogenesis) and the rest of the fundamentals, shaped to your body and your week.