Walking For Weight Loss 🔥

15 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this segment, Eric Roberts examines whether walking alone can drive weight loss. He introduces the concept of Total Daily Energy Expenditure (TDEE) and outlines its four components: Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), Non‑Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT), Thermic Effect of Food (TEF), and Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (EAT). Roberts highlights that NEAT accounts for roughly 15% of TDEE and that walking falls under this category. He poses the central question of whether the modest caloric burn from NEAT‑related walking is sufficient for meaningful weight loss, setting up a discussion on the relative impact of everyday activity versus structured exercise.

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There is no way that walking is enough exercise for weight loss, or is there? How you burn calories on a day-to-day basis— this is called your TDEE, otherwise known as your total daily energy expenditure. You can see there are 4 main components of your TDEE: your BMR, which is your basal metabolic rate; your NEAT, which is your non-exercise activity thermogenesis, your TEF, which is your thermic effect of food, and then your EAT, that is your exercise activity thermogenesis. We are going to take a peek at the NEAT part of it right there. This part takes up 15% of your total daily energy expenditure for the day. Walking, generally speaking, would be thrown into this NEAT category. I think that's pretty important from a weight loss perspective. Would you agree to that?