Dr. Wendy Bazilian

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1,000 Waking Minutes · 54 - The Hidden Health Power of NEAT: Why Everyday Movement Matters More Than You Think · 17 Jun 2026 podcast

That's why I keep reiterating it and I'm reinforcing it.

But you'll see how it adds up and you'll realize how it keeps happening day in and day out.

In fact, it may be even a superior form of exercise when it comes to general health and well-being.

And that's my lead-in to a review of studies on sedentary adults published in the Annals

that the amount of daily activity you get above and beyond 30 minutes of structured exercise could matter more for your health and longevity than the time spent at the gym.

So literally more than the gym.

So again, getting the Surgeon General's recommendations, your activity recommendations of on average 30 minutes a day, important, but

Your NEAT may be even a superior form of exercise, which I think is really, really cool.

So the final area I wanted to mention when it comes to the ROIs or returns on benefit for NEAT for our ambulation today is the area of the brain and mental health.

A 2024 paper in Nature Human Behavior looked at the causal effects of short sedentary breaks.

That means brief pauses from sitting.

Short sedentary breaks is when you stand up and walk around, for example, and looked at the effects on affective and cognitive outcomes in daily life.

So the researchers found that three-minute sedentary breaks, for example,

Standing up from your desk or walking to refill your water and taking a drink, maybe taking the stairs or taking a lap around the room or space that you're in.

Improved valence.

In plain language, that is like how pleasant or unpleasant someone feels at a time.

And it improved energetic arousal, like how awake or energized you are versus feeling sluggish.

So valence and energetic arousal were improved, which is very positive.

And these were measured with mood rating scales, self-reported on how people rate themselves at the moment.

They also showed a positive effect on cognitive state, meaning people were a little more attentive and focused.

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