MOVEMENT · NEAT

Move more without finding extra time.

If you sit all day, the movement you do outside of workouts matters. A walking pad under your desk turns calls and email into easy steps.

Try the NEAT calculator The app that tracks it

Why it matters

The movement between workouts adds up.

NEAT, short for non-exercise activity thermogenesis, is the energy you use for everything that isn't sleeping, eating or deliberate exercise: walking to the kitchen, standing, fidgeting, taking the stairs.

How much energy NEAT uses varies a lot between people, mostly with job and lifestyle. Studies that break up long sitting with short bouts of walking see modest improvements in blood sugar after meals.

For desk workers it's often the easiest pillar to raise, because it fits into time you already spend working. You don't need a gym, just a slow, steady pace you can type at.

Sources

What NEAT is and how much it varies between people: Levine, J Intern Med, 2007
Breaking up sitting with activity and blood glucose (meta-analysis): Loh et al., Sports Medicine, 2020
Treadmill desk use and daily steps at work: Giumetti et al., Occup Health Sci, 2021

Free tool · NEAT calculator

What would desk walking add up to?

Enter a realistic walking-pad routine. See how far it takes you in a week, and how long one of DeskWalker's Journeys would take to fill in.

Your weekly distance and Journey progress show up here.

Free tool · compatibility

Does my walking pad work?

DeskWalker connects to walking pads that support Bluetooth FTMS (Fitness Machine Service). Look for "FTMS" in your pad's manual or product page, then search the list below. No FTMS? You can still log sessions manually and fill in Journeys.

Compatibility list coming soon. We're collecting confirmed models. Until then, the quickest check is to look for "FTMS" or "Fitness Machine Service" in your pad's specs, or try it in DeskWalker.