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.

As you probably know by now, I have nothing against exercise.

You might consider me a workout weirdo, fitness fiend, or a gym geek,

but there are many people and perhaps you're

among them who simply don't like to exercise. In addition, there are people who perhaps enjoy exercise,

but also want to get as much bang for their calorie burning buck when they're not exercising.

The truth is, you don't have to spend hours at the gym to lose weight. So in this two-part series,

you're going to get 12 unconventional ways to burn more fat without exercising. Okay, let's jump right

into 12 unconventional ways to burn fat. I'm going to give you six today and six in the next

episode. Number one is to grease the groove. And greasing the

groove is a concept I originally discovered in a book called The Naked Warrior, which I'll link to

in the show notes to this podcast. The idea is basically this. Instead of doing a long, slow

workout at the gym, you simply spread your exercises throughout the day. This not only allows you to

become proficient at certain movements, but also elevates your exercises throughout the day. This not only allows you to become proficient at certain movements, but also elevates your metabolism throughout the day.

For example, I have a pull-up bar installed above the door of my office.

Every time I walk under that bar, I have a rule that I have to do five pull-ups.

Other examples of greasing the groove might include doing 20 bodyweight squats every time you go to the

bathroom, doing 25 jumping jacks for every hour that you're sitting at your desk, or doing

10 push-ups during every commercial break of a television program. You get the idea. Number two is to

stand more. In the episode 7 ways to burn calories by standing more, you learn about how standing

can increase the activity of your fat-burning enzymes and keep many of your tiny core, leg, and feet

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