Re: Get Off Your Arses

elzinator said:

Charles said:

On 28 Jan 2005 07:44:30 -0800, "elzinator" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In today's Science issue:

A NEAT Way to Control Weight?
Eric Ravussin

Why do some people remain slimmer than others? The answer may be in the
amount of time lean individuals spend fidgeting, standing and walking
around compared with sitting still. As Ravussin explains in a
Perspective, a followup study by Levine et al. now pinpoints sitting as
an important culprit of weight gain. Just sitting for 2.5 hours less
each day would result in an extra energy expenditure of 350 kcal/day,
which the authors calculate could translate into preventing the gain of
extra pounds.

I like the English spelling of arses Elzi!! ;o)

It's an interesting theory too, but does it have any scientific merit?
If I am currently losing 2 lbs a week by dieting and training, will
not sitting on my [censored] for 2.5 hours per day, still allow me an extra
350 calories of extra 'scoff' per day?

I wonder what I would do with those 2.5 hours if I chose not to be
seated, as I do spend a lot of time every day on my bum!! ;o)

Have a good weekend - I intend to. Remember, all time working on new
des. res. could make Elzi a dull girl!! ;o)

Levine coined the acronym NEAT (apologies to DZ for the capital
letters 😉 many years ago: non-exercise activity thermogenesis. It is
the energy expended during the day by physical activities that are not
related to intentional exercise, such as sitting, standing, walking,
fidgeting, moving around in general.

The contribution of NEAT to total energy expenditure (EE; oops, there
I go again) has been difficult to quantitate with any real confidence.
But this study adds supporting data.

Another researcher (Ravussin et al) measured spontaneous activity of
subjects confined to a respiratory chamber. NEAT accounted for an
average EE of 348 kcal/day. (varied between 100-700 kcal/day among
individuals). Several researchers suggest that NEAT may be a large
portion of what accounts for individual differences in daily EE.
Interestingly, the Levine study revealed that time of inactivity in
the 'couch potatoes' accounted for savings 352 kcal/day (avg.). The
recent Levine data supports the earlier 1986 (Ravussin) data.

And the empirical evidence supports the above findings. If you sit on
your ass all the time, the probability increases that you'll gain
weight, depending on diet, etc. (hence the name Fat Ass). People who
can't sit still, or are involved in an active daily lifestyle have
less propensity to gain weight.

Thank you, I shall make every effort to be more active, but I haven't
a clue what I shall do. Perhaps chase the girls round the IT Office
(new fangled typing pool)!! ;o)

Quoted message said:

BTW, 'arses' is a term used frequently in this country, too.

As are many other words in common usage in England, which are being
used as 'fashionable' (or cute as I believe it is known) in the US.

HAGW!! ;o)

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elzinator said:

Charles said:

On 28 Jan 2005 07:44:30 -0800, "elzinator" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

>In today's Science issue:
>
>A NEAT Way to Control Weight?
>Eric Ravussin
>
>Why do some people remain slimmer than others? The answer may be in the
>amount of time lean individuals spend fidgeting, standing and walking
>around compared with sitting still. As Ravussin explains in a
>Perspective, a followup study by Levine et al. now pinpoints sitting as
>an important culprit of weight gain. Just sitting for 2.5 hours less
>each day would result in an extra energy expenditure of 350 kcal/day,
>which the authors calculate could translate into preventing the gain of
>extra pounds.

I like the English spelling of arses Elzi!! ;o)

It's an interesting theory too, but does it have any scientific merit?
If I am currently losing 2 lbs a week by dieting and training, will
not sitting on my [censored] for 2.5 hours per day, still allow me an extra
350 calories of extra 'scoff' per day?

I wonder what I would do with those 2.5 hours if I chose not to be
seated, as I do spend a lot of time every day on my bum!! ;o)

Have a good weekend - I intend to. Remember, all time working on new
des. res. could make Elzi a dull girl!! ;o)

Levine coined the acronym NEAT (apologies to DZ for the capital
letters 😉 many years ago: non-exercise activity thermogenesis. It is
the energy expended during the day by physical activities that are not
related to intentional exercise, such as sitting, standing, walking,
fidgeting, moving around in general.

The contribution of NEAT to total energy expenditure (EE; oops, there
I go again) has been difficult to quantitate with any real confidence.
But this study adds supporting data.

Another researcher (Ravussin et al) measured spontaneous activity of
subjects confined to a respiratory chamber. NEAT accounted for an
average EE of 348 kcal/day. (varied between 100-700 kcal/day among
individuals). Several researchers suggest that NEAT may be a large
portion of what accounts for individual differences in daily EE.
Interestingly, the Levine study revealed that time of inactivity in
the 'couch potatoes' accounted for savings 352 kcal/day (avg.). The
recent Levine data supports the earlier 1986 (Ravussin) data.

And the empirical evidence supports the above findings. If you sit on
your ass all the time, the probability increases that you'll gain
weight, depending on diet, etc. (hence the name Fat Ass). People who
can't sit still, or are involved in an active daily lifestyle have
less propensity to gain weight.

Thank you, I shall make every effort to be more active, but I haven't
a clue what I shall do. Perhaps chase the girls round the IT Office
(new fangled typing pool)!! ;o)

Quoted message said:

BTW, 'arses' is a term used frequently in this country, too.

As are many other words in common usage in England, which are being
used as 'fashionable' (or cute as I believe it is known) in the US.

HAGW!! ;o)

Charles, I would killfile Elzi - I do believe that she is a troll (just a
hunch at this stage)

Charles said:

Quoted message said:

BTW, 'arses' is a term used frequently in this country, too.

As are many other words in common usage in England, which are being
used as 'fashionable' (or cute as I believe it is known) in the US.

I grew up hearing the term used all the time, so I don't think that it
falls into the use of 'fashionable.'

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