Neat movement

It's always important to find the right balance between too little and too much exercise and incorporating just two resistance workouts per week is a great place to start. Recovery is also key. If you don't let your muscles rest and recover in between your workouts, you could be setting yourself back. Insufficient downtime in between exercise sessions has been linked to low energy, sleep issues and increased risk of injury.

Evi - FASTer Way Coach on Instagram: “Ya know what's NEAT? Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis or, the energy spent on movement outside of sleeping, eating or formal exercise.…”

“We don’t understand the difference between exercise and movement,” explains Katy Bowman, a whip-smart biomechanist based in Washington state who’s made changing that fact her personal mission. Bowman’s company Nutritious Movement (great minds!) and books—like Movement Matters, Move Your DNA, and Don’t Just Sit There—all take aim at the problems of living a sedentary lifestyle.

You may be seeing the term joyful movement getting shared more often on social media, but what is joyful movement and how can you find yours?

Don't suffer the risks of a sedentary lifestyle. Learn about the benefits of non-exercise activity (NEAT) in the NEAT 101 Guide. All movement matters!

Movement is not solely about physical well-being; it profoundly influences your mind as well.⁠ ⁠ Having a positive mindset makes tough situations more manageable, turns problems into opportunities, and keeps you optimistic. ⁠ ⁠ If things are feeling tough at the moment then consider more movement that speak to your soul ♥️⁠ ⁠ So... What type of movement are you? Do you even know? ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Connect | Grow | Thrive⁠ SC 🧡⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠

So I’m nixing the concept of exercise and instead bringing in the idea of joyful movement: A celebration of the ways your body can move, doing what feels good, and listening to your body’s cues on when and how much to move.

I only lately came across the term Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT). NEAT is basically energy expended for everything you do throughout the day, whilst not exercising, eating or sleeping. This could include walking to work, taking the stairs, typing, standing up and gardening amongst other things. By moving more the energy burned through NEAT can make a […]