For Healthy Spring Cleaning, Think NEAT (And Dust Carefully)

NEAT stands for Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, a heavy-sounding term for light-intensity physical activity.

A little light-intensity activity, like spring cleaning, is a first step toward better health. Dreamstime/TNS

By Michael Merschel From American Heart Association News

As traditions go, spring cleaning probably doesn’t bring the thrills that come from watching a college basketball tournament, taking a break at the beach or spying the first robins outside your window.