How to Track Your "Non-Exercise" Activity Burn with MET Goals

Keywords: NEAT Tracking, Daily Health, MET Goals, Household Fitness

Do you think exercise only happens in the gym? In reality, your body is burning energy every moment. This is the concept of NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis).

What is NEAT?

It refers to all energy expenditure excluding sleeping, eating, and intentional sports-like exercise. Studies show NEAT can be more significant for weight control than that one hour at the gym.

Walking the Dog: 3.0 METs
Vacuuming/Mopping: 3.3 - 3.5 METs
Gardening: 3.8 - 4.5 METs
Stairs: 8.0 METs (Higher than jogging!)

How MET Goals Tracks It

Many fitness apps ignore these "chores," but MET Goals doesn't.

All-Day Monitoring: Uses Apple Watch sensors to detect intensity changes automatically.
Manual Entry: Quickly add categories like "Housework" or "Gardening."
Every Bit Counts: You'll be surprised to find that a weekend deep clean can burn as many METs as a 5K run.

Value your NEAT. Make every move count.