Welcome to the Get Fit Guys' quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up. My name is Ben

Greenfield and I'm the Get Fit Guy. Have you ever met a trim, fit person who seems to stay that way,

even though they don't exercise any more than you do, and maybe even a lot less. Well, one of the secrets

of efficiently staying lean is learning how to burn more calories without actually exercising.

So in this episode, you'll learn five ways to burn calories without actually heading to the gym

for a workout. Let's jump right in. Quick and dirty calorie burning tip number one,

stand. Your fat burning enzymes and metabolism are more active when you're standing, and you can

burn up to a few hundred extra calories per day by avoiding the sitting position. Though you don't

have to convert your desk into a treadmill workstation, although that is an option that I'll link to in the show notes,

you should certainly attempt to stand whenever you have the option, such as when you're waiting in line to renew your driver's license,

waiting at the dentist or doctor's office, waiting for your plane to board, talking on the phone, or surfing the internet.

As a bonus, if you happen to have low back pain,

you may find that it nearly disappears when you begin standing more.

As a matter of fact, I'm recording this episode in a standing position

because I have a desk that allows me to work comfortably with my computer at eyesight.

Calorie burning tip number two, Twitch. Studies have found that people who constantly

move burn more calories. That seems obvious, but many people don't realize that constantly moving

can include activities like tapping your feet, drumming your fingers, standing up, sitting down,

moving your head in circles, shrugging your shoulders, clenching your

butt, and even rolling your eyes. These movements may seem to incorporate only small and insignificant

muscle contractions, but every time a muscle fiber moves, it uses energy and increases your body's

temperature and metabolism. But please, do not roll your eyes at your boss, co-worker, or parents, and expect

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