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Gossip Guide · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:59 am Post subject: New Hope for Couch Potatoes

Daily activity, apart from actual deliberate exercise, is important in weight control, according to a new study.

Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in the US studied 20 self-described 'couch potatoes'-half of them lean and the other half termed 'mildly obese' and found that the lean people were moving two-and-a-half hours a day more.

This means they were burning 350 calories a day more than their heavier counterparts.

Dr James Levine, who led the study, said it showed a beacon of hope for all 'couch potatoes'-it showed they don't need to go to the gym; there are other ways of staying lean.

The researchers used the term NEAT-non-exercise activity thermogenesis-to describe the movement being measured. The study found that the lean people spent more time on their feet, moving around; they also fidgeted more.

The researchers feel that the findings indicate that a person's interest in moving around is biologically-driven. Small but sustained changes in activities of daily living can profoundly affect energy balance.

Dr Levine said if obese people could move around two more hours per day they could stave off an extra 20 pounds a year.