Forget diet and exercise, this is the biggest factor for weight loss that everyone overlooks. Scientists from the Mayo Clinic revealed in January 2005 that obese individuals typically spend an average of 150 more minutes sitting per day than lean individuals.
Simply getting up from our chairs occasionally to stand for a few minutes activates our NEAT and thus burns more calories, as demonstrated in a study published in January 2018. In short, it's about using our bodies for what they are 'designed' for... moving!