Maybe you spend all day sitting at a desk for work, or maybe you’re just a “couch potato.” Either way, sitting for a good part of the day presents several health hazards. You know that parking yourself for hours on end does nothing to eat up calories or help in terms of fitness, but what […]
Each new year brings the promise of a clean slate—a fresh start in all aspects of life. And with every year that goes by, we resolve to make big changes that will help us achieve overall self-improvement. It’s no secret that the most popular New Year’s resolutions are always those that involve some variation of […]
As much as we hate to admit it, there are times when we somewhat enjoy procrastinating and lazing around at work. That is, of course, until the work starts piling up or we end up missing important deadlines, and we start wishing and praying for effective ways that we can improve our performance and hopefully […]
Sitting too much can make you fat—and possibly even kill you. Sedentary behavior has become one of the biggest health hazards of the modern age, with medical researchers constantly finding new and different ways in which sedentary living affects our health. Some of the more serious side effects of prolonged sitting include obesity, heart disease, […]
What is Neat Certification and Who Provides It? NEAT stands for the science of nonexercise activity thermogenesis, developed by Mayo Clinic. The term NEAT is trademarked by Mayo Clinic, so you won’t see it popping up on products similar to how we see terms like “organic” abused by the health industry. To qualify for NEAT™ […]