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What is NEAT?
Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis: calories burned through daily movement like walking and fidgeting.
In context
NEAT is a key concept in nutrition. Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis: calories burned through daily movement like walking and fidgeting. Knowing what it means — and how it connects to the rest of your training — turns it from jargon into something you can actually use in the gym.
Nishaana is built around ideas like this: it tracks the numbers behind them automatically, so the theory shows up as real progress in your logbook rather than staying abstract.
Related nutrition terms
Common questions.
What does neat mean?
Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis: calories burned through daily movement like walking and fidgeting.
What category does neat belong to?
NEAT is a term from nutrition in strength and fitness training. Browse more nutrition terms in the Nishaana glossary.
Why does neat matter for training?
Understanding neat helps you train and program more deliberately — it is one of the ideas that separates guessing from a real, repeatable system.
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