Mayo Clinic Discovers A Key To ‘Low Metabolism’ — And Major Factor In Obesity

Wiggle, walk, tap your toes, shop, dance, clean your basement, play the guitar to boost your NEAT — or if you’re a scientist, your “non-exercise activity thermogenesis.” Mayo Clinic researchers report in the journal Science that NEAT — more powerful than formal exercise — determines who is lean, and who is obese.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050128224400.htm