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Move a Little, Lose a Lot: New N.E.A.T. Science Reveals How to Be Thinner, Happier, and Smarter [Hardcover]

James A. Levine (Author)
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January 20, 2009
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.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Crown Archetype (January 20, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 030740854X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307408549
  • Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.1 x 9.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #424,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The gym isn't everything, June 27, 2009
This review is from: Move a Little, Lose a Lot: New N.E.A.T. Science Reveals How to Be Thinner, Happier, and Smarter (Hardcover)
One of the commenters says it doesn't take a PhD to say that activity is good, but I have to say that I'm a PhD in a related area and I think this book is terrific. (I don't have any professional or personal connection to the author.)

Professionally: This book uses the best theories of health psychology to motivate readers to make changes in their lives. The main obstacles that most people face are not lack of knowledge or even the motivation to make changes. The most important obstacle is usually self-efficacy, people's beliefs that they are capable of making the necessary changes, including psychological thought distortions such as negative self-talk, perfectionism, etc.

This book prevents perfectionist thinking by asking readers to give themselves points. If you get more than 3/4 of the points for a 2 week period the book says you've been successful. By contrast, most books will assume you've done everything in the book, and people who have skipped steps may get discouraged and put the book aside. The book tries to build a reader's self-efficacy by asking her to work on other tasks, break larger tasks into components, and other experimentally proven techniques.

So, as a PhD in health, I can say that this book is cleverly designed.

Personally, I think this book is helpful because it reminded me that the time I'm spending at the gym isn't the only time that counts. After living in a walking/biking city for my whole life, I moved to a driving suburb and unsurprisingly gained 10 pounds. I'm going to the gym regularly and am careful with my diet and am gradually losing weight, but this book reminded me that I should think also about my non-exercise activity since that's what I'm doing for the 23 hours a day that I'm not at the gym.

I read the book 5 days ago, and it's really affected how I see my overall health picture. I've been treadmill shopping and am strategizing how to build an inexpensive treadmill desk (walking 1 mile per hour for 8 hours = 800 calories). I've read some blogs of people who have treadmill desks and am impressed at their weight loss no matter what weights they started out at. I have tried using my computer standing up and found that I'm much more efficient that way.

This book's plan does not replace regular diet and exercise, but it's an important reminder that the 23 hours you're not at the gym can help weight loss as well.

UPDATE: Four months after I read this book, it's still helping me. I did not get a treadmill desk, but I did buy a mini-elliptical and a 49" bookshelf, and it's a useful back up exercise. Especially useful now that the sun doesn't rise until after 7 am, I can get exercise first thing in the morning while watching TV or checking email and I truly look forward to this exercise. In addition, I also go to the gym, but the mini is a great backup.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Really works!, January 26, 2009
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This review is from: Move a Little, Lose a Lot: New N.E.A.T. Science Reveals How to Be Thinner, Happier, and Smarter (Hardcover)
Okay, so I have to admit I was skeptical when I first heard about this book -- can you really lose weight without going to the gym or doing strenuous exercise? I'm a former runner and bikram yoga addict, so I'm used to having intense workouts. But now that I have two small kids, I just don't have the time to exercise like I used to. This book helped me realize that I can stay in shape just by finding ways to keep moving throughout the day, while doing everything I normally do: take care of the kids, shop, clean the house, talk on the phone. I even type on the computer while standing up now, and it's amazing what a difference that small change can make. This book isn't a gimmick at all, but really smart. Read it. It will change your life.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE THIS BOOK!!, January 22, 2009
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This review is from: Move a Little, Lose a Lot: New N.E.A.T. Science Reveals How to Be Thinner, Happier, and Smarter (Hardcover)
Since reading this book, I have changed my life in small but important ways. I have a stepper in my office, I walk to my car (20 minutes each way) when I commute, I take walks with clients, I cook with my kids at night while dancing and I've completed several home projects I'd been postponing. I've not only slimmed down, but I've shifted the way I think so that I now welcome things that require energy and movement. I can't say enough about this book. Read it. Once you understand what sitting all day does to your body, you'll have no choice but to get up and dance and move and get healthy. And, the best part for a former sloth like me, you don't have to go to the gym.
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