Being active is a key component of helping you to create a calorie deficit.
Throughout the day, getting your steps in, also known as your Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT), will account for around 15% of your overall energy expenditure.
In comparison, any planned exercise, such as time spent in the gym, would only account for around 5% of your overall energy expenditure.
Highlighting the importance of becoming more active throughout the day.
When working out your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) and calorie totals, you are informing the calculator of how active you are.
If you have told the calculator that you are a person who hits 10k steps per day for example, then it will work out your requirements based on this.
Therefore, your calorie recommendation will only be accurate if you actually do those 10k steps per day. So get them in.
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